Clinton, TN: what USGS's seismic model says

Clinton carries Seismic Design Category C under USGS's ASCE 7-16 model. Moderate seismic hazard. Code adds irregular-building restrictions and requires bracing of some nonstructural components (e.g. tall shelving, water heaters) in addition to structural detailing. Nationally, Clinton ranks above 79% of the 4,875 cities in this dataset for seismic hazard - the 79th percentile.

Where Clinton sits in Tennessee

The raw figures: peak ground acceleration 0.332g, short-period spectral response 0.51g, 1-second spectral response 0.121g. Among 104 Tennessee cities in this dataset, Clinton ranks 66 for seismic hazard, the 37th percentile within the state. About 10,458 people live in Clinton, Tennessee.

Retrofit economics for Clinton

Outside California, no state-level retrofit grant equivalent to Brace + Bolt could be found for Tennessee. A typical retrofit still runs $5,000-$10,000 nationally, about $7,000 for a common single-family job.

What this means for insurance

Outside California, earthquake coverage is typically sold as an endorsement added to a standard homeowners policy, not a separate product - worth asking about directly when getting a home-insurance quote for a Clinton address.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide covers exactly how USGS's public design-maps API produced Clinton's numbers. The guide to what a Seismic Design Category actually means covers why a category is never a substitute for an engineer's assessment of one specific house.