Moss Point, MS: what USGS's seismic model says

USGS's ASCE 7-16 seismic design model - the same standard building codes use - places Moss Point in Seismic Design Category B: Low seismic hazard. Code requires basic seismic detailing (bracing, connections) but no special structural system restrictions. Nationally, Moss Point ranks above 26% of the 4,875 cities in this dataset for seismic hazard - the 26th percentile.

Where Moss Point sits in Mississippi

The raw figures: peak ground acceleration 0.045g, short-period spectral response 0.093g, 1-second spectral response 0.058g. Among 61 Mississippi cities in this dataset, Moss Point ranks 57 for seismic hazard, the 7th percentile within the state. About 11,791 people live in Moss Point, Mississippi.

Bracing and bolting: the actual cost

Outside California, no state-level retrofit grant equivalent to Brace + Bolt could be found for Mississippi. 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 Moss Point address.

More on how this number was built

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