Continuity of infrastructure systems in the wake of a major seismic event is essential for quick recovery of societal and economic functions.
A single earthquake event is likely to disrupt key infrastructure systems which could result in cascading outages across systems and for residents and businesses.
This report includes a high-level seismic assessment of:
- Earthquake hazards and scenarios
- Airports
- Roads and passenger rail
- Fuel system
- Electric system
- Water system
- Interdependencies
It was created by the Association of Bay Area Governments and last updated in 2014. It is useful for Earthquake and Local Hazard Mitigation Coordination.
Download the Cascading Failures: Earthquake Threats to Transportation and Utilities report.