Lebanon, NH: what USGS's seismic model says

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

How Lebanon compares

The raw figures: peak ground acceleration 0.142g, short-period spectral response 0.252g, 1-second spectral response 0.071g. Among 13 New Hampshire cities in this dataset, Lebanon ranks 11 for seismic hazard, the 17th percentile within the state. About 15,389 people live in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Bracing and bolting: the actual cost

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

Earthquake insurance for a Lebanon 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 Lebanon address.

More on how this number was built

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