National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

• Factsheets&Reports
• Technical Guidance&Tools
• Links

Factsheets&Reports

New!	American Lifelines Alliance Workshop on Unified Data Collection PDF 2.3MB Practical steps for collecting, archiving, and distributing data related to the performance of the built environment in natural disasters
New!	Prioritized Research for Reducing the Seismic Hazards of Existing Buildings PDF 3MB A consensus perspective developed for NEES	ATC 73
New!	Long-Term Post-Disaster Recovery Planning Planning for coastal communities along the Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Pacific Northwest
	Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction PDF 409KB Six Grand Challenges and a ten-year strategy to create a more disaster-resilient Nation Earthquake-specific Implementation Plan PDF 299KB Specific actions to meet the Grand Challenges
	Factsheet: Indian Ocean Earthquake/Tsunami of December 26, 2005 PDF 50KB
	Earthquake Hazards and Estimated Losses in the County of Hawaii PDF 17MB
	The Missing Piece: Improving Seismic Design and Construction Practices PDF 3MB	ATC 57
	Summary Overview of the Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap

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Technical Guidance&Tools

FEMA Earthquake Publications and Resources
	Seismic Rehabilitation Cost Estimator (SRCE)
	Techniques for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings	FEMA 547
	Seismic Considerations for Steel Storage Racks Located in Areas Accessible to the Public	FEMA 460
	NEHRP Recommended Provisions: Design Examples	FEMA 451
New!	NEHRP Recommended Provisions for New Buildings and Other Structures: Training and Instructional Materials	FEMA 451B
	NEHRP Recommended Provisions and Commentary for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Structures. 2003 Edition Part 1: Provisions PDF 6MB Part 2: Commentary PDF 17MB MCE Maps PDF 6MB Long Period Maps PDF 714KB	FEMA 450
	Next-Generation Performance-Based Seismic Design Guidelines: Program Plan for New and Existing Buildings PDF 9 MB	FEMA 445
	Prestandard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings PDF 8MB	FEMA 356
	Recommended Seismic Design Criteria for New Steel Moment-Frame Buildings PDF MB Errata for FEMA 350	FEMA 350
	Recommended Seismic Evaluation and Upgrade Criteria for Existing Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings PDF 5MB	FEMA 351
	Recommended Postearthquake Evaluation and Repair Criteria for Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings PDF 2MB	FEMA 352
	Recommended Specifications and Quality Assurance Guidelines for Steel Moment-Frame Construction for Seismic Applications PDF 4MB Errata for FEMA 353	FEMA 353
	A Policy Guide to Steel Moment-Frame Construction PDF 1MB	FEMA 354
	State of the Art Report on Base Materials and Fracture PDF 1MB	FEMA 355A
	State of the Art Report on Welding and Inspection PDF 2MB	FEMA 355B
	State of the Art Report on Systems Performance of Steel Moment Frames Subject to Earthquake Ground Shaking PDF 4MB	FEMA 355C
	State of the Art Report on Connection Performance PDF 2MB	FEMA 355D
	State of the Art Report on Past Performance of Steel Moment-Frame Buildings in Earthquakes PDF 3MB	FEMA 355E
	State of the Art Report on Performance Prediction and Evaluation of Steel Moment-Frame Structures PDF 4MB	FEMA 355F
	Action Plan for Performance-Based Seismic Design PDF 8MB	FEMA 349
New!	Homebuilders' Guide to Earthquake-Resistant Design and Construction	FEMA 232
NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory Publications Online Abstracts, documents, interagency reports, and recommended practices
	Standards of Seismic Safety for Existing Federally Owned and Leased Buildings PDF 9MB	NISTIR 6762 (ICSSC RP 6)
	Guidelines and Procedures for Implementation of the Executive Order on Seismic Safety of New Building Construction PDF 16MB	NISTIR 4852 (ICSSC RP 2.1-A)
USGS Circulars—Online Geologic Publications of the Western United States
	The Plan to Coordinate NEHRP Post-Earthquake Investigations	USGS Circular 1242

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Links

• Monitoring Earthquake Activity
  • Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
  • Global Seismographic Network (GSN)
    
    
• Understanding Earthquakes
  • USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
  • Earthquake Data at the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
  • NASA Earthquake Research
  • Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC)
  • United States Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research (USUCGER)
    
    
• Strengthening the Built Environment
  • Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
    • Learning from Earthquakes
  • Applied Technology Council (ATC)
  • Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC)
  • Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction (SDR)
  • Earthquake Engineering Research Program (EQEN)
  • Mid-America Earthquake Center (MAE Center)
  • Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER)
  • Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)
  • Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE)
  • Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)
    
    
• Preparing for Earthquakes
  • Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado
  • Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
  • Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW)
  • Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC)
  • Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC)
  • Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC)

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