Earthquake
Each Moody's RMS earthquake model provides comprehensive coverage of seismically active regions across the globe, incorporating the latest research and science to give you the most informed view of earthquake risk.
The California Authority Earthquake white paper
Quantifying the Impact of Home Retrofit in California
Advanced science and data
Moody's RMS earthquake modeling integrates learnings from recent and historical events, the latest earthquake science, location-specific geologic conditions, and engineering research on building performance from around the world to deliver valuable earthquake risk insights.
Grow premiums
Select better risks with high-resolution probabilistic liquefaction modeling that allows for a better understanding of the location and severity of liquefaction risk.
Meet capital requirements
Extensive stochastic event sets to capture the full range of potential earthquakes to produce a comprehensive representation of events at key return periods including tail risk events.
Improve exposure management
Evaluate potential hot spots and drivers of risk in earthquake portfolios for effective risk differentiation strategies.
Model features
Moody's RMS earthquake models provide you with the information you need to understand, evaluate, and manage earthquake risk in regions around the world.
Regional and country earthquake models
Regional Models
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North America Earthquake Models
Europe Earthquake Models
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Andorra
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Austria
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Azores
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Belgium
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Bulgaria
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Canary Islands
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France (including Monaco)
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Germany
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Greece
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Hungary
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Ireland
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Italy (including San Marino and Vatican City)
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Liechtenstein
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Luxembourg
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Madeira Islands
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Netherlands
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Portugal (including Madeira Islands)
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Romania
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Slovenia
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Turkey
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United Kingdom
Asia-Pacific Earthquake Models
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Australia
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China
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Guam
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Hong Kong
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India
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Indonesia
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Israel
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Japan
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Macau
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Malaysia
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New Zealand
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Philippines
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Singapore
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South Korea
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Taiwan
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Thailand
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Vietnam
Latin America Earthquake Models
- Caribbean
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Anguilla
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Antigua & Barbuda
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Barbados
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British Virgin Islands
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Cayman Islands
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Dominica
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Dominican Republic
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Grenada
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Guadeloupe
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Haiti
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Jamaica
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Martinique
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Montserrat
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Puerto Rico
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Saba
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Sint. Maartin
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St. Barthelemy
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St. Eustatius
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St. Kitts and Nevis
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St. Lucia
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St. Martin
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Turks & Caicos
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U.S. Virgin Islands
- Central America
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Belize
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Costa Rica
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El Salvador
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Guatemala
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Honduras
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Nicaragua
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Panama
- South America
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Argentina
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Bolivia
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Brazil
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Chile
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Colombia
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Ecuador
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Peru
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Venezuela
North America
Latin America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
North America Earthquake Models
Europe Earthquake Models
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Andorra
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Austria
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Azores
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Belgium
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Bulgaria
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Canary Islands
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France (including Monaco)
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Germany
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Greece
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Hungary
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Ireland
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Italy (including San Marino and Vatican City)
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Liechtenstein
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Luxembourg
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Madeira Islands
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Netherlands
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Portugal (including Madeira Islands)
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Romania
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Slovenia
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Turkey
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United Kingdom
Asia-Pacific Earthquake Models
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Australia
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China
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Guam
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Hong Kong
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India
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Indonesia
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Israel
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Japan
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Macau
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Malaysia
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New Zealand
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Philippines
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Singapore
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South Korea
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Taiwan
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Thailand
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Vietnam
Latin America Earthquake Models
- Caribbean
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Anguilla
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Antigua & Barbuda
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Barbados
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British Virgin Islands
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Cayman Islands
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Dominica
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Dominican Republic
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Grenada
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Guadeloupe
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Haiti
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Jamaica
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Martinique
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Montserrat
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Puerto Rico
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Saba
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Sint. Maartin
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St. Barthelemy
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St. Eustatius
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St. Kitts and Nevis
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St. Lucia
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St. Martin
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Turks & Caicos
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U.S. Virgin Islands
- Central America
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Belize
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Costa Rica
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El Salvador
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Guatemala
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Honduras
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Nicaragua
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Panama
- South America
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Argentina
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Bolivia
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Brazil
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Chile
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Colombia
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Ecuador
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Peru
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Venezuela
Spotlight
Comprehensive tsunami modeling
Moody's tsunami solutions follows the entire tsunami life cycle from ocean floor deformation and tsunami generation through wave propagation to coastal inundation.
Moody's liquefaction update
The new and advanced approach to modeling liquefaction, a high-gradient hazard, gives more confidence to underwriters in pricing the risk from ground-related damage, location by location, and to portfolio managers in managing risk accumulations in areas prone to liquefaction.
Related products
The Moody's RMS earthquake model and related data are included in several Moody's RMS products – each tailored to serve different use cases.
What makes Moody's RMS earthquake models different?
Resources
Turkey Experiences Largest Earthquake in 84 Years
At 01:17 UTC (04:17 local time) on February 6, 2023, a Moment Magnitude Mw 7.8 earthquake struck eastern Turkey. Latest reports from the Associated Press state that this event has already killed more than 2,300 people in Turkey and Syria, a figure which continues to climb. Around 3,000 collapsed buildings have been reported in Turkey. The earthquake was felt widely across Syria and Lebanon, through to Israel, Cyprus, Greece, and parts of neighboring Iraq. According to U.S. Geological Survey estimat...
Latest Risk Insights for Central and South American Earthq...
The updated Version 22 RMS® Central and South America Earthquake Models provides the most up-to-date view of earthquake risk in 15 countries, which have a combined population of around 450 million people. Over the last 20 years, we have witnessed some of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history. South America holds the record for the largest-ever earthquake; the 1960 M9.5 Valdivia Earthquake ruptured an entire segment of the Nazca subduction zone offshore of Chile. This zone extends for thousands of ...
RMS Version 22 China Earthquake Model Update
The RMS RiskLink® Version 22 release scheduled for the end of June 2022 will include an update to the RMS® China Earthquake Model, which will contain significant improvements across all its model components to provide a robust, comprehensive representation of seismic risk. The updated model now accounts for damage due to ground shaking and ground deformation associated with liquefaction and landslides. It also includes new stochastic event sets that represent the latest understanding of earthquake processes ...
Australia: Comparing Earthquake Rates for New South Wales
The Mw5.9 earthquake that hit close to Melbourne, Australia, on September 22 is the largest onshore earthquake in the state of Victoria in recorded history. It reminds us that if RMS® only used the earthquake catalog to model seismic hazard in Australia, the frequency of these larger events would probably not be very accurate and likely be too low. So, how do we account for these larger-magnitude earthquakes in the RMS® Australia Earthquake Model? Australia is largely a stable tectonic region, comparable to ...
A Look Back at the 2011 Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthqua...
Major earthquake disasters are fortunately rare, but when they happen, it is an opportunity to learn and continue to push the boundaries of earthquake science and engineering. Ten years ago, on March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m. local time, an M9.0 earthquake occurred offshore of the east coast of the Tohoku region on the island of Honshu, Japan. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the country. The epicenter was 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of Sendai and 231 miles (373 kilometers) northeast of To...
Understanding the Aftershock Cloud: 10 Years on Since the ...
Since the year 2000, only one city located in an advanced market economy has been severely impacted by an earthquake. This was the Mw6.2 event that occurred on February 22, 2011, in Christchurch, the capital of South Island, New Zealand, with an epicenter at Port Hills on the southern edge of the city. This event was part of the 2010–11 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence, which started with the Mw7.1 Darfield Earthquake on September 4, 2010. The Christchurch event followed the Darfield quake some five-and-a-half...
New Zealand Earthquake: How the Last Decade Has Changed Ev...
Go back to this time 10 years ago and earthquake risk in New Zealand was a relatively low priority for the global (re)insurance industry; a decade later, and this perspective has certainly changed. Insured losses of around NZ$40 billion (US$24.1 billion) came from the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES) and the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake; the former is the world’s second largest earthquake insured loss. These events had a considerable impact across all aspects of society in New Zealand. They have als...
Newcastle: Thirtieth Anniversary of Australia’s Largest Ea...
Over the past 15 years, we have witnessed some of the world’s largest possible recorded earthquakes that have had catastrophic impacts around the globe. But, looking back 30 years to 1989, we saw two smaller, but still significant earthquakes. The first was the M6.9 Loma Prieta event that hit the San Francisco Bay Area in October, an earthquake that is familiar to many due to its proximity to the city, and its level of destruction. However, less are aware of the other notable earthquake that year. December 28, 1...
The Power of a Crisis
As Christchurch City Council continues to build back better, will its resilience investment pay dividends when it comes to citywide insurance cover?
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