Laramie, WY: what USGS's seismic model says

Under the seismic model IBC and ASCE 7 use for new construction, Laramie is Category B. Low seismic hazard. Code requires basic seismic detailing (bracing, connections) but no special structural system restrictions. Nationally, Laramie ranks above 61% of the 4,875 cities in this dataset for seismic hazard - the 61th percentile.

How Laramie compares

The raw figures: peak ground acceleration 0.145g, short-period spectral response 0.254g, 1-second spectral response 0.064g. Among 16 Wyoming cities in this dataset, Laramie ranks 13 for seismic hazard, the 20th percentile within the state. About 32,957 people live in Laramie, Wyoming.

What a retrofit costs in Laramie

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

Earthquake insurance for a Laramie 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 Laramie address.

More on how this number was built

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