Hampton, GA: what USGS's seismic model says

Under the seismic model IBC and ASCE 7 use for new construction, Hampton is Category B. Low seismic hazard. Code requires basic seismic detailing (bracing, connections) but no special structural system restrictions. Rank it against the rest of the country and Hampton sits at the 49th percentile for seismic hazard among 4,875 US cities.

Hampton by the numbers

The raw figures: peak ground acceleration 0.077g, short-period spectral response 0.158g, 1-second spectral response 0.08g. Among 148 Georgia cities in this dataset, Hampton ranks 119 for seismic hazard, the 20th percentile within the state. About 9,201 people live in Hampton, Georgia.

Bracing and bolting: the actual cost

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

Insuring against this, not just retrofitting

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 Hampton address.

More on how this number was built

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