North Fond du Lac, WI: what USGS's seismic model says

USGS's ASCE 7-16 seismic design model - the same standard building codes use - places North Fond du Lac in Seismic Design Category A: Lowest seismic design category. Building code requires no seismic-specific detailing here beyond ordinary construction practice. That puts North Fond du Lac in the 9th percentile nationally for seismic hazard - higher than 9% of the 4,875 US cities USGS was checked against here.

Where North Fond du Lac sits in Wisconsin

USGS's underlying values for North Fond du Lac: 0.028g peak ground acceleration, 0.059g at short period, 0.041g at 1 second. Within Wisconsin alone, North Fond du Lac ranks 102 of 157 cities by seismic hazard - the 35th percentile in-state. North Fond du Lac has a population of about 5,419.

Retrofit economics for North Fond du Lac

A full earthquake retrofit typically runs $5,000-$10,000 nationally (around $7,000 typical), driven mainly by house size and foundation type, not by Wisconsin specifically. California's Earthquake Brace + Bolt grant, which covers a large share of this cost, is a California-only program and does not apply in Wisconsin.

Earthquake insurance for a North Fond du Lac home

A North Fond du Lac homeowner cannot buy a standalone earthquake policy in most cases - it is added to an existing homeowners policy as an endorsement, so the place to start is a regular home-insurance quote.

Where North Fond du Lac's figures come from

North Fond du Lac's Category A and every number above trace to USGS's own ASCE 7-16 Design Maps service - see the methodology guide. See the category explainer for what Category A does and doesn't tell you about North Fond du Lac.