Syracuse, UT: what USGS's seismic model says

Under the seismic model IBC and ASCE 7 use for new construction, Syracuse is Category D. High seismic hazard - this is the category most of coastal California, the Pacific Northwest, and other active fault regions fall into. Code mandates significant seismic detailing and restricts irregular structural configurations. This is the category the Brace + Bolt scope (cripple-wall bracing, foundation bolting) is built for. Rank it against the rest of the country and Syracuse sits at the 89th percentile for seismic hazard among 4,875 US cities.

How Syracuse compares

USGS's underlying values for Syracuse: 0.466g peak ground acceleration, 1.065g at short period, 0.376g at 1 second. Within Utah alone, Syracuse ranks 62 of 95 cities by seismic hazard - the 35th percentile in-state. Syracuse has a population of about 38,999.

Bracing and bolting: the actual cost

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 Utah 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 Utah.

Insuring against this, not just retrofitting

A Syracuse 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 Syracuse's figures come from

Syracuse's Category D 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 D does and doesn't tell you about Syracuse.