HAZUS-MH APPLICATION: EARTQUAKE

Population Density in Louisville, 
Kentucky in Relation to the Earthquake 
Hazard

POTENTIAL USES
Pre-Disaster:  

*   Evaluation of options for future development in Louisville Ñ residential, commercial and industrial Ñ in relation to potential soil 
liquefaction zones.

*   Assessment of population in areas of Louisville that are characterized by soft soils that may amplify ground shaking in an 
earthquake. 
Post-Disaster: 

*   Quick assessment of residential dollar losses from scenario earthquakes in Louisville. 

*   Assessment of the population that is potentially impacted by ground failure from earthquakes.



DATA AND ANALYSIS DISPLAYED:
*   Distribution of population in Louisville, KY in relation to the earthquake hazard.

*   Location of soft soil areas that amplify ground shaking.