National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Success Stories
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Since the creation of the program in 1977, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) agencies and their partners have been responsible for many achievements built on science that have contributed to making us safer from the effects of earthquakes. The links below provide a cross-section of selected success stories from the NEHRP agencies that illustrate some of the many benefits that the NEHRP has brought to the public.
- SeismicWaves—How NEHRP is Advancing Earthquake Safety
- HAZUS, The Standard in Estimating Earthquake Losses
- The Paramount in San Francisco
- GPS System Measures Earthquake Potential
- Improving the Performance of Steel Moment Frame Connections
- Survival of the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline
- Business Increases its Involvement in Earthquake Mitigation
- Solving the Mystery of the Magnitude 9 Earthquake
- The Impact of Model Building Codes
- Building Beyond Code Requirements in Charleston
- Project TriNet Opens a New Era of Earthquake Monitoring
Last Modified: Friday, 19-Oct-2007 14:15:30 EDT