Brooklyn Park's Seismic Design Category, explained

Under the seismic model IBC and ASCE 7 use for new construction, Brooklyn Park is Category A. Lowest seismic design category. Building code requires no seismic-specific detailing here beyond ordinary construction practice. Rank it against the rest of the country and Brooklyn Park sits at the 4th percentile for seismic hazard among 4,875 US cities.

Brooklyn Park by the numbers

USGS's underlying values for Brooklyn Park: 0.022g peak ground acceleration, 0.048g at short period, 0.027g at 1 second. Within Minnesota alone, Brooklyn Park ranks 97 of 155 cities by seismic hazard - the 38th percentile in-state. Brooklyn Park has a population of about 82,893.

What a retrofit costs in Brooklyn Park

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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota.

Earthquake insurance for a Brooklyn Park home

A Brooklyn Park 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 Brooklyn Park's figures come from

Brooklyn Park's Category A 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 A does and doesn't tell you about Brooklyn Park.