South Carolina 7.1M Charleston Scenario

About this Dashboard This earthquake scenario dashboard was created by the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium using FEMA’s Hazus loss estimation software. The scenario is provided to enhance emergency management planning for earthquake mitigation, response, recovery, and preparedness. Impacts and damages represented are provided for planning purposes only and do not represent an actual earthquake that occurred. Click here for more information about Hazus. Scenario Information Scenario Description Scenario Source USGS ShakeMap BSSC Catalog Scenario Link ShakeMap/MMI Link Inventory Data Hazus default (November 2019 release) Soil Data Included w/ShakeMap Liquefaction Data CUSEC State Geologists Liquefaction Susceptibility Map (2008 update; 1:250,000 scale) Groundwater Data Hazus default Other Scenario created June 2021 using Hazus 4.2 (SP3) Development of this earthquake scenario dashboard was provided using funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.