| Title | Benchmarking scenario performance in the first generation Canadian seismic risk assessment |
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| Author | Hobbs, T E ;
Journeay, J M; Yip, J Z K; Rao, A |
| Source | Earth and Space Science Open Archive 2020 p. 1-13, https://doi.org/10.1002/essoar.10504862.2  Open Access |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Alt Series | Natural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20200548 |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Meeting | American Geophysical Union 2020 Fall Meeting; December 1-17, 2020 |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Nunavut;
Canada |
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66; 67; 68; 69; 72; 73; 74; 75; 76; 77; 78; 79; 82; 83; 84; 85; 86; 87; 88; 89; 92; 93; 94; 95; 96; 97; 98; 99; 102; 103; 104; 105; 106; 107; 114O; 114P; 115; 116; 117; 120; 340; 560 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -141.0000 -50.0000 90.0000 41.7500 |
| Subjects | geophysics; Science and Technology; Nature and Environment; Health and Safety; seismology; earthquakes; earthquake risk; earthquake damage; seismicity; seismic risk; models; software; 2020 National
Seismic Risk Model; 6th Generation National Seismic Hazard Map; OpenQuake Canada; Performance assessment |
| Illustrations | photographs; tables; geoscientific sketch maps; bar graphs |
| Program | Public Safety Geoscience Quantitative risk assessment project |
| Released | 2020 11 27 |
| Abstract | Disaster risk reduction relies on quantitative estimates of the future impacts and consequences of known hazard threats in order to evaluate proposed mitigation and adaptation measures. Natural
Resources Canada is collaborating with the Global Earthquake Model Foundation on the first ever national seismic risk assessment in Canada to inform disaster risk reduction planning by individuals, businesses and organizations working across all
jurisdictional levels. The 2020 National Seismic Risk Model incorporates the 6th Generation National Seismic Hazard Map, a novel physical exposure model for the entire country, localized exposure models based on a machine learning approach to
building categorization, and HAZUS-based earthquake building performance functions. Before results can be transmitted to end users, the model must be validated in a Canadian context using observations from real world disaster events or pre-existing
catastrophic risk models. This study focuses on benchmarking the2020 Canadian National Seismic Risk Model using shaking intensities and physical impacts recorded from the 2001 Mw 6.8 Nisqually and 2012 Mw 7.8 Haida Gwaii events, and the results of a
2013 catastrophic risk assessment performed by AIR Worldwide to evaluate the potential impact of major earthquakes in eastern Quebec and Cascadia.
We compute anticipated building damage, economic loss, and fatalities for these benchmark scenario
earthquakes using the OpenQuake engine and the national exposure dataset. Preliminary results indicate that the model results are largely consistent with observed or predicted impacts of these earthquakes in Canada, after adjusting for economic and
population growth. Subsequently, we will evaluate the impact of running the Cascadia scenario using a regional building-level exposure database versus the national level inventory. Ultimately, this work will assess the ability of the National Seismic
Risk Assessment to reproduce expected results, to ensure the applicability of this model in anticipating future outcomes at the national and local level. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 327848 |
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