Beebe, AR: what USGS's seismic model says

Under the seismic model IBC and ASCE 7 use for new construction, Beebe is Category D. High seismic hazard - this is the category most of coastal California, the Pacific Northwest, and other active fault regions fall into. Code mandates significant seismic detailing and restricts irregular structural configurations. This is the category the Brace + Bolt scope (cripple-wall bracing, foundation bolting) is built for. Rank it against the rest of the country and Beebe sits at the 86th percentile for seismic hazard among 4,875 US cities.

Beebe by the numbers

USGS's underlying values for Beebe: 0.337g peak ground acceleration, 0.57g at short period, 0.19g at 1 second. Within Arkansas alone, Beebe ranks 13 of 68 cities by seismic hazard - the 82th percentile in-state. Beebe has a population of about 9,092.

What a retrofit costs in Beebe

A full earthquake retrofit typically runs $5,000-$10,000 nationally (around $7,000 typical), driven mainly by house size and foundation type, not by Arkansas specifically. California's Earthquake Brace + Bolt grant, which covers a large share of this cost, is a California-only program and does not apply in Arkansas.

Insuring against this, not just retrofitting

A Beebe homeowner cannot buy a standalone earthquake policy in most cases - it is added to an existing homeowners policy as an endorsement, so the place to start is a regular home-insurance quote.

Where Beebe's figures come from

Beebe's Category D and every number above trace to USGS's own ASCE 7-16 Design Maps service - see the methodology guide. See the category explainer for what Category D does and doesn't tell you about Beebe.