Mebane, NC: what USGS's seismic model says

Mebane carries Seismic Design Category B under USGS's ASCE 7-16 model. Low seismic hazard. Code requires basic seismic detailing (bracing, connections) but no special structural system restrictions. Nationally, Mebane ranks above 37% of the 4,875 cities in this dataset for seismic hazard - the 37th percentile.

Mebane by the numbers

The raw figures: peak ground acceleration 0.06g, short-period spectral response 0.127g, 1-second spectral response 0.062g. Among 147 North Carolina cities in this dataset, Mebane ranks 106 for seismic hazard, the 28th percentile within the state. About 20,654 people live in Mebane, North Carolina.

Retrofit economics for Mebane

Outside California, no state-level retrofit grant equivalent to Brace + Bolt could be found for North Carolina. 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 Mebane address.

More on how this number was built

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