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Spatial Extent of Data

USGS Data Source

Other Subject Keywords

Seismic, Earthquake, Risk, Hazard

Place Keywords

Bolivia, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Suriname, Brazil, French Guiana, Peru, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, South America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile

Expected average annual fatalities from earthquakes

This data set portrays the expected average annual fatalities from earthquakes determined by using PAGER's vulnerability functions that are unique to each country. These relationships are highly approximate and are a proxy approach to quantifying earthquake losses. Accuracy can vary by an order of magnitude for places that lack empirical loss data.Site specific soil factors based on Vs30 shear wave velocities were implemented using a simple topographic proxy technique (Allen and Wald, 2009).

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Author(s) Mark D Petersen orcid, Stephen C. Harmsen, Kishor Jaiswal orcid, Kenneth S Rukstales orcid, Nicolas Luco orcid, Kathleen M. Haller, Charles S Mueller orcid, Allison M Shumway orcid
Publication Date 2018-01
Beginning Date of Data 2017
Ending Date of Data 2017
Data Contact
Ken Rukstales
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WM1BK1
Citation Petersen, M.D., Harmsen, S.C., Jaiswal, K., Rukstales, K.S., Luco, N., Haller, K.M., Mueller, C.S., and Shumway, A.M., 2018, Expected average annual fatalities from earthquakes: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WM1BK1.
Metadata Contact
GHSC Data Steward
Metadata Date 2020-08-18
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Harvest Date: 2021-11-19T04:42:53.907Z