Seismic hazard, peak ground acceleration

Ordered best first

This measure has stated that a lower value is better for a household choosing where to settle, so the order and the colour follow from it. Cities with the same value share a rank. This orders one measure; it is not a ranking of cities.

Every value is published at the same geographic level: Point. Period European Seismic hazard Model 2020 (ESHM20), 2021 release. Confidence confidence grade A throughout.

1. Rank1BremenGermany

   0.000 g

   Bremen city point · [1]
2. Rank1CorkIreland

   0.000 g

   Cork city point · [1]
3. Rank1GalwayIreland

   0.000 g

   Galway city point · [1]
4. Rank1HamburgGermany

   0.000 g

   Hamburg city point · [1]
5. Rank1LimerickIreland

   0.000 g

   Limerick city point · [1]
6. Rank6BerlinGermany

   0.001 g

   Berlin city point · [1]
7. Rank6GroningenNetherlands

   0.001 g

   Groningen city point · [1]
8. Rank6HanoverGermany

   0.001 g

   Hanover city point · [1]
9. Rank6OdenseDenmark

   0.001 g

   Odense city point · [1]
10. Rank6PotsdamGermany

    0.001 g

    Potsdam city point · [1]
11. Rank11LublinPoland

    0.002 g

    Lublin city point · [1]
12. Rank11PoznańPoland

    0.002 g

    Poznań city point · [1]
13. Rank11SzczecinPoland

    0.002 g

    Szczecin city point · [1]
14. Rank14AarhusDenmark

    0.003 g

    Aarhus city point · [1]
15. Rank14DublinIreland

    0.003 g

    Dublin city point · [1]
16. Rank14JyväskyläFinland

    0.003 g

    Jyväskylä city point · [1]
17. Rank14ŁódźPoland

    0.003 g

    Łódź city point · [1]
18. Rank18AalborgDenmark

    0.004 g

    Aalborg city point · [1]
19. Rank18BydgoszczPoland

    0.004 g

    Bydgoszcz city point · [1]
20. Rank18CopenhagenDenmark

    0.004 g

    Copenhagen city point · [1]
21. Rank18ParisFrance

    0.004 g

    Paris city point · [1]
22. Rank18TampereFinland

    0.004 g

    Tampere city point · [1]
23. Rank18VilniusLithuania

    0.004 g

    Vilnius city point · [1]
24. Rank18WarsawPoland

    0.004 g

    Warsaw city point · [1]
25. Rank25HelsinkiFinland

    0.005 g

    Helsinki city point · [1]
26. Rank25MalmöSweden

    0.005 g

    Malmö city point · [1]
27. Rank25TurkuFinland

    0.005 g

    Turku city point · [1]
28. Rank25WrocławPoland

    0.005 g

    Wrocław city point · [1]
29. Rank29KaunasLithuania

    0.006 g

    Kaunas city point · [1]
30. Rank29PragueCzechia

    0.006 g

    Prague city point · [1]
31. Rank31GothenburgSweden

    0.007 g

    Gothenburg city point · [1]
32. Rank31TrondheimNorway

    0.007 g

    Trondheim city point · [1]
33. Rank33DresdenGermany

    0.008 g

    Dresden city point · [1]
34. Rank33GdańskPoland

    0.008 g

    Gdańsk city point · [1]
35. Rank33OuluFinland

    0.008 g

    Oulu city point · [1]
36. Rank33TallinnEstonia

    0.008 g

    Tallinn city point · [1]
37. Rank33TromsøNorway

    0.008 g

    Tromsø city point · [1]
38. Rank38AmsterdamNetherlands

    0.009 g

    Amsterdam city point · [1]
39. Rank38KatowicePoland

    0.009 g

    Katowice city point · [1]
40. Rank38MünsterGermany

    0.009 g

    Münster city point · [1]
41. Rank38PlzeňCzechia

    0.009 g

    Plzeň city point · [1]
42. Rank38RzeszówPoland

    0.009 g

    Rzeszów city point · [1]
43. Rank38TartuEstonia

    0.009 g

    Tartu city point · [1]
44. Rank44NurembergGermany

    0.010 g

    Nuremberg city point · [1]
45. Rank44RegensburgGermany

    0.010 g

    Regensburg city point · [1]
46. Rank46BordeauxFrance

    0.011 g

    Bordeaux city point · [1]
47. Rank46KrakówPoland

    0.011 g

    Kraków city point · [1]
48. Rank46LeidenNetherlands

    0.011 g

    Leiden city point · [1]
49. Rank46MadridSpain

    0.011 g

    Madrid city point · [1]
50. Rank46StockholmSweden

    0.011 g

    Stockholm city point · [1]
51. Rank46The HagueNetherlands

    0.011 g

    The Hague city point · [1]
52. Rank46UppsalaSweden

    0.011 g

    Uppsala city point · [1]
53. Rank53LinköpingSweden

    0.012 g

    Linköping city point · [1]
54. Rank53OsloNorway

    0.012 g

    Oslo city point · [1]
55. Rank53České BudějoviceCzechia

    0.012 g

    České Budějovice city point · [1]
56. Rank56OlomoucCzechia

    0.013 g

    Olomouc city point · [1]
57. Rank56RigaLatvia

    0.013 g

    Riga city point · [1]
58. Rank58CagliariItaly

    0.014 g

    Cagliari city point · [1]
59. Rank58KlaipėdaLithuania

    0.014 g

    Klaipėda city point · [1]
60. Rank58LeipzigGermany

    0.014 g

    Leipzig city point · [1]
61. Rank61BrnoCzechia

    0.015 g

    Brno city point · [1]
62. Rank61BrugesBelgium

    0.015 g

    Bruges city point · [1]
63. Rank61PalmaSpain

    0.015 g

    Palma city point · [1]
64. Rank61UtrechtNetherlands

    0.015 g

    Utrecht city point · [1]
65. Rank65LilleFrance

    0.016 g

    Lille city point · [1]
66. Rank65MunichGermany

    0.016 g

    Munich city point · [1]
67. Rank65OstravaCzechia

    0.016 g

    Ostrava city point · [1]
68. Rank68RotterdamNetherlands

    0.017 g

    Rotterdam city point · [1]
69. Rank69Luxembourg CityLuxembourg

    0.018 g

    Luxembourg City city point · [1]
70. Rank70GhentBelgium

    0.020 g

    Ghent city point · [1]
71. Rank71ToulouseFrance

    0.021 g

    Toulouse city point · [1]
72. Rank72RennesFrance

    0.022 g

    Rennes city point · [1]
73. Rank73NantesFrance

    0.023 g

    Nantes city point · [1]
74. Rank73SantanderSpain

    0.023 g

    Santander city point · [1]
75. Rank75ZaragozaSpain

    0.025 g

    Zaragoza city point · [1]
76. Rank76MontpellierFrance

    0.026 g

    Montpellier city point · [1]
77. Rank76SalzburgAustria

    0.026 g

    Salzburg city point · [1]
78. Rank78NijmegenNetherlands

    0.027 g

    Nijmegen city point · [1]
79. Rank78StavangerNorway

    0.027 g

    Stavanger city point · [1]
80. Rank80BergenNorway

    0.028 g

    Bergen city point · [1]
81. Rank80BilbaoSpain

    0.028 g

    Bilbao city point · [1]
82. Rank80MarseilleFrance

    0.028 g

    Marseille city point · [1]
83. Rank83AntwerpBelgium

    0.029 g

    Antwerp city point · [1]
84. Rank83BrusselsBelgium

    0.029 g

    Brussels city point · [1]
85. Rank85LyonFrance

    0.030 g

    Lyon city point · [1]
86. Rank86LeuvenBelgium

    0.031 g

    Leuven city point · [1]
87. Rank86LinzAustria

    0.031 g

    Linz city point · [1]
88. Rank88BarcelonaSpain

    0.032 g

    Barcelona city point · [1]
89. Rank89KošiceSlovakia

    0.038 g

    Košice city point · [1]
90. Rank90PécsHungary

    0.040 g

    Pécs city point · [1]
91. Rank90San SebastiánSpain

    0.040 g

    San Sebastián city point · [1]
92. Rank92EindhovenNetherlands

    0.041 g

    Eindhoven city point · [1]
93. Rank93DüsseldorfGermany

    0.044 g

    Düsseldorf city point · [1]
94. Rank93VigoSpain

    0.044 g

    Vigo city point · [1]
95. Rank95DebrecenHungary

    0.046 g

    Debrecen city point · [1]
96. Rank95LuganoSwitzerland

    0.046 g

    Lugano city point · [1]
97. Rank95StuttgartGermany

    0.046 g

    Stuttgart city point · [1]
98. Rank98BragaPortugal

    0.047 g

    Braga city point · [1]
99. Rank98LucerneSwitzerland

    0.047 g

    Lucerne city point · [1]
100. Rank98ZurichSwitzerland

     0.047 g

     Zurich city point · [1]
101. Rank101FrankfurtGermany

     0.048 g

     Frankfurt city point · [1]
102. Rank101WinterthurSwitzerland

     0.048 g

     Winterthur city point · [1]
103. Rank101ZugSwitzerland

     0.048 g

     Zug city point · [1]
104. Rank101ŽilinaSlovakia

     0.048 g

     Žilina city point · [1]
105. Rank105Cluj-NapocaRomania

     0.049 g

     Cluj-Napoca city point · [1]
106. Rank106PortoPortugal

     0.051 g

     Porto city point · [1]
107. Rank106SzegedHungary

     0.051 g

     Szeged city point · [1]
108. Rank108BernSwitzerland

     0.053 g

     Bern city point · [1]
109. Rank108HeidelbergGermany

     0.053 g

     Heidelberg city point · [1]
110. Rank110ValenciaSpain

     0.054 g

     Valencia city point · [1]
111. Rank110VallettaMalta

     0.054 g

     Valletta city point · [1]
112. Rank112BolzanoItaly

     0.056 g

     Bolzano city point · [1]
113. Rank112GenevaSwitzerland

     0.056 g

     Geneva city point · [1]
114. Rank114GrazAustria

     0.058 g

     Graz city point · [1]
115. Rank115AveiroPortugal

     0.059 g

     Aveiro city point · [1]
116. Rank115MainzGermany

     0.059 g

     Mainz city point · [1]
117. Rank117BariItaly

     0.060 g

     Bari city point · [1]
118. Rank117BudapestHungary

     0.060 g

     Budapest city point · [1]
119. Rank117CologneGermany

     0.060 g

     Cologne city point · [1]
120. Rank117St. GallenSwitzerland

     0.060 g

     St. Gallen city point · [1]
121. Rank121LausanneSwitzerland

     0.061 g

     Lausanne city point · [1]
122. Rank121LiègeBelgium

     0.061 g

     Liège city point · [1]
123. Rank123CoimbraPortugal

     0.065 g

     Coimbra city point · [1]
124. Rank124SevilleSpain

     0.067 g

     Seville city point · [1]
125. Rank125OsijekCroatia

     0.069 g

     Osijek city point · [1]
126. Rank126ViennaAustria

     0.072 g

     Vienna city point · [1]
127. Rank127AnnecyFrance

     0.073 g

     Annecy city point · [1]
128. Rank128KarlsruheGermany

     0.075 g

     Karlsruhe city point · [1]
129. Rank129BonnGermany

     0.077 g

     Bonn city point · [1]
130. Rank129GenoaItaly

     0.077 g

     Genoa city point · [1]
131. Rank131InnsbruckAustria

     0.080 g

     Innsbruck city point · [1]
132. Rank132BratislavaSlovakia

     0.081 g

     Bratislava city point · [1]
133. Rank133MilanItaly

     0.082 g

     Milan city point · [1]
134. Rank134PaduaItaly

     0.083 g

     Padua city point · [1]
135. Rank135StrasbourgFrance

     0.085 g

     Strasbourg city point · [1]
136. Rank136FreiburgGermany

     0.086 g

     Freiburg city point · [1]
137. Rank136MariborSlovenia

     0.086 g

     Maribor city point · [1]
138. Rank138RomeItaly

     0.090 g

     Rome city point · [1]
139. Rank138TurinItaly

     0.090 g

     Turin city point · [1]
140. Rank140BurgasBulgaria

     0.091 g

     Burgas city point · [1]
141. Rank141TimișoaraRomania

     0.094 g

     Timișoara city point · [1]
142. Rank142AachenGermany

     0.096 g

     Aachen city point · [1]
143. Rank142NiceFrance

     0.096 g

     Nice city point · [1]
144. Rank144BaselSwitzerland

     0.102 g

     Basel city point · [1]
145. Rank145GrenobleFrance

     0.103 g

     Grenoble city point · [1]
146. Rank146MálagaSpain

     0.104 g

     Málaga city point · [1]
147. Rank147AlicanteSpain

     0.109 g

     Alicante city point · [1]
148. Rank148ZadarCroatia

     0.119 g

     Zadar city point · [1]
149. Rank149RijekaCroatia

     0.122 g

     Rijeka city point · [1]
150. Rank149TrentoItaly

     0.122 g

     Trento city point · [1]
151. Rank149VarnaBulgaria

     0.122 g

     Varna city point · [1]
152. Rank152SibiuRomania

     0.123 g

     Sibiu city point · [1]
153. Rank153KlagenfurtAustria

     0.128 g

     Klagenfurt city point · [1]
154. Rank154VeronaItaly

     0.130 g

     Verona city point · [1]
155. Rank155TriesteItaly

     0.132 g

     Trieste city point · [1]
156. Rank156LisbonPortugal

     0.134 g

     Lisbon city point · [1]
157. Rank157NaplesItaly

     0.146 g

     Naples city point · [1]
158. Rank158SplitCroatia

     0.169 g

     Split city point · [1]
159. Rank159FaroPortugal

     0.174 g

     Faro city point · [1]
160. Rank160FlorenceItaly

     0.175 g

     Florence city point · [1]
161. Rank161GranadaSpain

     0.177 g

     Granada city point · [1]
162. Rank162NicosiaCyprus

     0.200 g

     Nicosia city point · [1]
163. Rank163PlovdivBulgaria

     0.209 g

     Plovdiv city point · [1]
164. Rank164CataniaItaly

     0.213 g

     Catania city point · [1]
165. Rank165IașiRomania

     0.219 g

     Iași city point · [1]
166. Rank166ParmaItaly

     0.240 g

     Parma city point · [1]
167. Rank167BolognaItaly

     0.244 g

     Bologna city point · [1]
168. Rank168ZagrebCroatia

     0.245 g

     Zagreb city point · [1]
169. Rank169AthensGreece

     0.248 g

     Athens city point · [1]
170. Rank170SofiaBulgaria

     0.260 g

     Sofia city point · [1]
171. Rank171DubrovnikCroatia

     0.263 g

     Dubrovnik city point · [1]
172. Rank172LjubljanaSlovenia

     0.273 g

     Ljubljana city point · [1]
173. Rank173ThessalonikiGreece

     0.281 g

     Thessaloniki city point · [1]
174. Rank174LimassolCyprus

     0.298 g

     Limassol city point · [1]
175. Rank175BucharestRomania

     0.304 g

     Bucharest city point · [1]
176. Rank176HeraklionGreece

     0.351 g

     Heraklion city point · [1]
177. Rank177BrașovRomania

     0.370 g

     Brașov city point · [1]
178. Rank178PatrasGreece

     0.604 g

     Patras city point · [1]

Each bar grows from the median towards the side its value falls on. The two halves are scaled independently, so the lowest and highest values reach their ends even when the spread is uneven: a bar's length is comparable with others on the same side of the median, not across it.

How this measure is built

Definition

Peak ground acceleration with a ten per cent probability of exceedance in fifty years, for reference rock, read at the nearest node of the pinned European Seismic Hazard Model's own computational grid to the reviewed city point.

Calculation

value at the nearest node of the 0.1 degree ESHM20 computational grid to the reviewed city point (47.38, 8.54); the node lies at (47.4000, 8.5821), 3.9 km away. No interpolation between nodes and no averaging over neighbouring nodes

Limits

Does not change between model releases, so it is collected once and re-checked annually. Three things are part of the definition rather than context, and must stay visible with the value: the 475-year return period, the reference rock condition (vs30 800 m/s), and the logic-tree mean, which is one of six aggregations ESHM20 publishes for the same site. The value is read at the nearest node of a nominally 0.1-degree grid, up to about eight kilometres from the city point, so it describes the surrounding area and not an address; the node distance is recorded on every observation. Local ground conditions can raise or lower shaking at a specific site. This is a hazard estimate, not a forecast, a building-code value, or a statement about any particular building.

Position

The median, the gap and the rank are arithmetic over the values in this table and can be recomputed from it. They are not a score, carry no weighting, and combine with nothing else on the site.Read the method

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