OpenQuake Map ViewerThe 2026 Global Seismic Risk Model covers economic losses, number of buildings destroyed, built-up area destroyed, fatalities, population rendered homeless, and equivalent embodied carbon loss. The main seismic risk map presents the geographic distribution of the average annual number of buildings destroyed due to earthquake ground shaking across the residential, commercial, and industrial building stock. The assessment does not account for secondary earthquake- triggered hazards, such as tsunamis, liquefaction, landslides, or post-earthquake fires. Economic losses represent the direct physical impacts of earthquakes. The Global Exposure Map shows the geographic distribution of the number and embodied carbon of residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. All global maps are presented on a hexagonal grid, with an approximate spacing of 0.25 × 0.30 decimal degrees, corresponding to an area of about 1,700 km2 per cell.
By default this interactive map viewer presents economic losses. To view exposure and other loss metrics, please open the Layers toolbox on the right-hand side of the map and select a layer from either the “Global Exposure” or "Global Seismic Risk" sections.
These results are an update of the global maps released first in 2018, as described in Silva et al. (2020), and subsequently in 2023. These maps are based on best available and publicly accessible datasets and models, which have been collected, curated and maintained in collaboration between local experts and GEM Foundation scientists.
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https://www.globalquakemodel.org/product/global-seismic-risk-map
Silva V, Aljawhari K, Baiguera M, Calderon A, Caruso M, Costa C, Crowley H, González D, Nafeh AMB, Rao A, Yepes-Estrada C (2026). Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Seismic Risk Model Map (version 2026.1), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20208596
The authors have strived to ensure that the information in this product is as accurate as possible. However, they do not guarantee that the information herein is completely correct or comprehensive. Therefore, you should not rely solely on this information when making decisions involving human life, capital, or movable and immovable property. Users of the information provided accept all liability resulting from such use. While aiming to deliver practical and precise information, the authors accept no liability for, nor do they imply any warranty regarding, the information contained hereafter.The depiction and use of boundaries, names and designations on this map do not imply any official endorsement, acceptance or position by the GEM Foundation. These boundaries correspond to those used during the collection and compilation of exposure information from national authorities and are included for analytical purposes only.