Earthquake losses flatfiles

LEQ445 - The flat file for human and economic losses due to earthquakes (1967-2018) considering exposed GDP and population

The LEQ445 flat-file is derived from existing global earthquake databases. It contains earthquake and loss information of 445 earthquakes since 1967 with a magnitude greater than 4.5. The flat file includes information on the social consequences (e.g. fatalities and injuries) and economic losses (e.g. direct and indirect costs, number of buildings destroyed or damaged). Exposed population and GDP at the date of the earthquake complete the flat file information, estimated thanks to the exposed area computed with an empirical relationship derived from the ground motion footprint provided by USGS ShakeMap.

From LEQ445, a subset of data (named LEQ377) is also provided concerning magnitude 5-8 earthquake and epicentral intensity lover V.

More information :

Dollet C, Guéguen P. 2022. Global occurrence models for human and economic losses due to earthquakes (1967–2018) considering exposed GDP and population. Natural Hazards, 110 (1), 349-372. doi : 10.1007/s11069-021-04950-z