The Earthquake Risk Model of Switzerland, ERM-CH23
Abstract. Understanding seismic risk at both the national and sub-national level is essential for devising effective strategies and interventions aimed at its mitigation. The Earthquake Risk Model of Switzerland (ERM-CH23), released in early 2023, is the culmination of a multidisciplinary effort aiming to achieve for the first time a comprehensive assessment of the potential consequences of earthquakes on the Swiss building stock and population. Having been developed as a national model, ERM-CH23 relies on very high-resolution site-amplification and building exposure datasets, which distinguishes it from most regional models to date. Several loss types are evaluated, ranging from structural–nonstructural and content economic losses to human losses, such as deaths, injuries, and displaced population. In this paper, we offer a snapshot of ERM-CH23, summarize key details on the development of its components, highlight important results, and provide comparisons with other models.
Authors
- Carlo Cauzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2033-4537)
- Philippe Roth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8175-9865)
- Ömer Odabaşi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4712-6845)
- Michèle Marti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4997-1153)
- Laurentiu Danciu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4086-8755)
- Paolo Bergamo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7738-2882)
- Blaise Duvernay
- Stefan Wiemer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4919-3283)
- Ettore Fagà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5067-0449)
- Philipp Kästli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8667-8549)
- Paolo Bazzurro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6107-9451)
- Donat Fäh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9195-4373)
- Irina Dallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8949-514X)
- Francesco Panzera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3062-4044)
- Florian Haslinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3235-5781)
- Pierino Lestuzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8761-8708)
- Αθανάσιος Παπαδόπουλος (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4546-8729)
- Alireza Khodaverdian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9726-3285)
- Nicolas Schmid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4291-2503)
- Nadja Valenzuela
Institutions
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- University of Catania (IT)
- Federal Office for the Environment (CH)
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Natural hazards and earth system sciences
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-3561-2024
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Seismic Performance and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.04
Funders
- Bundesamt für Umwelt
- Horizon 2020