Seismic Assessment and Seismic Risk

Seismic assessment and risk analysis are both essential tools for earthquake resilience, each serving distinct but interconnected purposes. While seismic assessment focuses on the detailed structural performance of individual buildings under seismic loads, seismic risk analysis addresses the broader, probabilistic impacts of earthquakes on entire communities, economies, and infrastructure networks.

Together, they provide a comprehensive framework for identifying vulnerabilities, prioritizing interventions, and informing design, retrofitting, and policy decisions. Integrating both approaches enables engineers, planners, and decision-makers to enhance safety, reduce potential losses, and build more resilient structures and cities in the face of future seismic events.