Tamaqua, PA: what USGS's seismic model says

Tamaqua 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, Tamaqua ranks above 46% of the 4,875 cities in this dataset for seismic hazard - the 46th percentile.

How Tamaqua compares

The raw figures: peak ground acceleration 0.072g, short-period spectral response 0.139g, 1-second spectral response 0.045g. Among 193 Pennsylvania cities in this dataset, Tamaqua ranks 75 for seismic hazard, the 61th percentile within the state. About 6,944 people live in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.

Retrofit economics for Tamaqua

Outside California, no state-level retrofit grant equivalent to Brace + Bolt could be found for Pennsylvania. A typical retrofit still runs $5,000-$10,000 nationally, about $7,000 for a common single-family job.

Earthquake insurance for a Tamaqua home

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 Tamaqua address.

More on how this number was built

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