Prospect Park, PA: what USGS's seismic model says

Prospect Park 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. Rank it against the rest of the country and Prospect Park sits at the 56th percentile for seismic hazard among 4,875 US cities.

Where Prospect Park sits in Pennsylvania

USGS's underlying values for Prospect Park: 0.1g peak ground acceleration, 0.179g at short period, 0.047g at 1 second. Within Pennsylvania alone, Prospect Park ranks 40 of 193 cities by seismic hazard - the 80th percentile in-state. Prospect Park has a population of about 6,452.

What a retrofit costs in Prospect Park

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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

Earthquake insurance for a Prospect Park home

A Prospect Park 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 Prospect Park's figures come from

Prospect Park's Category B 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 B does and doesn't tell you about Prospect Park.