HAZUS Evaluation of 1906 Magnitude in Today's Environment

Federal Emergency Management Agency Mitigation Directorate

Economic Loss

Hazards U.S. Multi-Hazard (HAZUS-MH), the risk-assessment software program, was used in a study of building damage and losses likely to occur in a repeat of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Depicted in this map are direct economic losses from a possible recurrence of that catastrophic event.

These losses include capital stock losses (repair and replacement costs of the structural system, the nonstructural system, and building contents) and income losses (business interruption, temporary rental space and moving costs, and other expenses relating to building function due to structural system damage).

Displaced Households

This map shows estimates of displaced households from a repeat of the 1906 event, which is a function of the number of residences in the nineteen-county study region that would experience either extensive or complete structural damage. HAZUS-MH also estimates short-term shelter requirements, taking into account the income levels of the impacted population. These HAZUS-MH products are very useful in assessing potential short-term shelter and long-term housing requirements following a major earthquake.

Courtesy of FEMA Mitigation Directorate.

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