Fort Wright's Seismic Design Category, explained

Under the seismic model IBC and ASCE 7 use for new construction, Fort Wright is Category B. Low seismic hazard. Code requires basic seismic detailing (bracing, connections) but no special structural system restrictions. Nationally, Fort Wright ranks above 47% of the 4,875 cities in this dataset for seismic hazard - the 47th percentile.

Fort Wright by the numbers

The raw figures: peak ground acceleration 0.073g, short-period spectral response 0.147g, 1-second spectral response 0.078g. Among 79 Kentucky cities in this dataset, Fort Wright ranks 74 for seismic hazard, the 6th percentile within the state. About 6,096 people live in Fort Wright, Kentucky.

Retrofit economics for Fort Wright

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

Earthquake insurance for a Fort Wright home

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 Fort Wright address.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide covers exactly how USGS's public design-maps API produced Fort Wright'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.