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Vincent Matthews and Lauren Heerschap Colorado Geological Survey Photographs from FEMA Photo Library

What If An Earthquake Occurred in Colorado Today?. Colorado's Katrina!. Vincent Matthews and Lauren Heerschap Colorado Geological Survey Photographs from FEMA Photo Library. A Repeat of Colorado’s Largest Historical Earthquake.

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Vincent Matthews and Lauren Heerschap Colorado Geological Survey Photographs from FEMA Photo Library

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  1. What If An Earthquake Occurred in Colorado Today? Colorado's Katrina! Vincent Matthews and Lauren Heerschap Colorado Geological Survey Photographs from FEMA Photo Library

  2. A Repeat of Colorado’s Largest Historical Earthquake

  3. If a repeat of the 1882 M6.6 were to occur near Estes Park, we would have… • $2.8billion in economic losses statewide • 35,000 buildings with moderate or higher damage • 190 casualties requiring hospitalization • 2,650displacedhouseholds

  4. If a M6.25 were to occur near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal today… • $14.9billion in economic losses statewide • $5.6billion loss in Denver County alone • 152,000 buildings with moderate or higher damage • 2,500 casualties requiring hospitalization • 28,500displacedhouseholds

  5. Known faults that displace Miocene or younger strata and deposits Deterministic Scenarios for Known Faults

  6. Known faults that displace Quaternary deposits

  7. Rampart Range Fault Faults and epicenters evaluated for this study 1882 Earthquake Rocky Mountain Arsenal

  8. golden Selected Hazus Scenario Results Golden Fault M 6.5 $ 21.9 billion

  9. Ute pass Selected Hazus Scenario Results Ute Pass Fault M 7.0 $ 16.8 billion

  10. rampart Selected Hazus Scenario Results Rampart Range Fault M 7.0 $ 23.1 billion

  11. cheraw Selected Hazus Scenario Results Cheraw Fault M 7.0 $ 1.3 billion

  12. N sangre Selected Hazus Scenario Results N Sangre de Cristo Fault M 7.5 $ 8.0 billion

  13. cannibal Selected Hazus Scenario Results Cannibal Fault M 7.0 $ 675 million

  14. Busted boiler Selected Hazus Scenario Results Busted Boiler Fault M 6.5 $ 694 million

  15. Roubideau Selected Hazus Scenario Results Roubideau Creek Fault M 5.5 $ 94 million

  16. cimarron Selected Hazus Scenario Results Cimarron Fault M 6.75 $ 808 million

  17. S Sawatch Selected Hazus Scenario Results South Sawatch Fault M 7.25 $ 4.7 billion

  18. mosquito Selected Hazus Scenario Results Mosquito Fault M 7.0 $ 6.2 billion

  19. frontal Selected Hazus Scenario Results Frontal Fault M 7.0 $ 6.7 billion

  20. Williams fork Selected Hazus Scenario Results Williams Fork Fault M 6.75 $ 3.5 billion

  21. THE END The City that Waits

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