Earthquake Damage and Loss Estimation
Product Overview
The aim of this product is to provide rapid earthquake damage and loss estimation, providing civil protection authorities with a spatial view of the extent of the impact.
A first implementation supports earthquake rapid response across all European countries, by providing within tens of minutes a rapid estimate of damage for residential buildings and human loss (injuries, casualties, shelter needs) at municipal level. The objective is to provide a uniform solution for all Europe, in order to cover areas that do not benefit yet from specific earthquake rapid response systems.
A second implementation supports earthquake rapid response focused on the Alpes-Maritimes area (South-East France).
Technical Details
Main hazard addressed:
Earthquakes
Other related hazards:
-
Type of Product:
Loss Estimation
Data Type:
Vector Layer
Licensing:
Only available for GOBEYOND’s platforms
Estimated distribution (in %) of buildings at least in damage DS2, for the Dec. 6th 2025 earthquake (M4.9) in Greece
Distribution of damage for municipalities near the Dec. 29th 2020 Petrinja earthquake (M6.3) in Croatia
Available Implementations
European level
This product covers all 27 Member States of the European Union, and surrounding countries (Albania, Andorra, Bosnia-and-Herzegovina, Iceland, Kosovo, Lichtenstein, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Switzerland, Serbia, Turkey, United Kingdom).
Horizon:
Not forecast
Spatial Resolution:
Time Resolution:
Event-based
Coverage:
European
Update Every:
Minutes
Alpes-Maritimes area
Local solution for the GOBEYOND pilot site of Alpes-Maritimes, where specific models and databases are applied.
Horizon:
Not forecast
Spatial Resolution:
Time Resolution:
Event-based
Coverage:
Regional
Update Every:
Minutes
Coverage: Array
Use Cases & Applications
The Alpes-Maritimes pilot site and the first implementation may be used as a by-default earthquake rapid response system for most GOBEYOND pilot sites (i.e., where coverage by a more accurate system is not available), expect for Morrocco, which is not covered by the European framework.
Associated Models
- Rapid Seismic Damage Assessment Model for EuropeView Model
- Rapid Seismic Damage Assessment Model for Alpes-MaritimesView Model
Express interest
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation under grant agreement No. 101121135. Additional funding is provided by the Swiss Government.