Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
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HAZUS Results

December 5, 2024

Hazus loss estimation results for the M7.0 event WSW of Ferndale, California.

The loss estimates provided were calculated using the USGS ShakeMap version 2 available at: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75095651/shakemap/intensity.

A high-level summary based on ShakeMap Version 2 is below:

Humboldt County, CA

  • $64.1M in total economic losses, the vast majority of which ($64M) in Humboldt County. Building losses are primarily non-structural losses per our estimates.
  • 1,409 damaged structures
    • 1,355 Affected
    • 101 Minor
    • <10 Major
    • <10 Destroyed

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