Census Block Level

Earthquake Risk From Address (Batch)

This endpoint provides information on earthquake risk from the US Geological Survey for a specific block. It returns peak horizontal ground acceleration values with a 10% probability of being exceeded in the next 50 years. Percentile values within the county and entire US are provided for context.

Source: USGS Data, HouseCanary Analysis

Pricing Tier: Basic

Updated: Annually

Request Body Fields

<table><tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr> <tr><td>[]</td><td>object</td><td></td><td></td> </tr> <tr><td>[].slug</td><td>string</td><td>Unique readable string identifier for the property</td><td>123-Main-St-Apt-1B-San-Francisco-CA-94132</td> </tr> <tr><td>[].address</td><td>string</td><td>Either a single URL-safe string ("slug") identifying the address, or just a building number, street name, and optionally unit number (if not a slug the payload must also include other identifiers)</td><td>123 Main St</td> </tr> <tr><td>[].unit</td><td>string</td><td>Unit number for the property, if needed and not already specified in the address string</td><td>Apt 1B</td> </tr> <tr><td>[].city</td><td>string</td><td>City in which the property is located</td><td>San Francisco</td> </tr> <tr><td>[].state</td><td>string</td><td>2-letter acronym of the US state in which the property is located</td><td>CA</td> </tr> <tr><td>[].zipcode</td><td>string</td><td>5-digit US zipcode in which the property is located</td><td>94105</td> </tr> </table>

Response

<table><tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr> <tr><td>max_percent_g</td><td>number</td><td>Peak horizontal ground acceleration with a 10% probability of being exceeded in the next 50 years. Values are given in %g, where g is acceleration due to gravity, or 9.8 meters/second^2.</td><td>0.45</td> </tr> <tr><td>county_percentile</td><td>integer</td><td>Where the max_percent_g falls within the county. Percentile values range from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating greater risk.</td><td>75</td> </tr> <tr><td>nation_percentile</td><td>integer</td><td>Where the max_percent_g falls within the USA. Percentile values range from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating greater risk.</td><td>60</td> </tr> </table>
post/v2/property/block_hazard_earthquake

Request body

slugstring

Unique readable string identifier for the property

addressstring required

Either a single URL-safe string ("slug") identifying the address, or just a building number, street name, and optionally unit number (if not a slug the payload must also include other identifiers)

unitstring

Unit number for the property, if needed and not already specified in the address string

citystring

City in which the property is located

statestring

2-letter acronym of the US state in which the property is located

zipcodestring

5-digit US zipcode in which the property is located

Example request

[
  {
    "slug": "123-Main-St-Apt-1B-San-Francisco-CA-94132",
    "address": "123 Main St",
    "unit": "Apt 1B",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "state": "CA",
    "zipcode": "94105"
  }
]

Response

Success

Example response

[
  {
    "property/block_hazard_earthquake": {
      "result": {
        "max_percent_g": 0.45,
        "county_percentile": 75,
        "nation_percentile": 60
      }
    },
    "address_info": {
      "address_full": "123 Main St San Francisco CA 94132",
      "slug": "123-Main-St-Apt-1B-San-Francisco-CA-94132",
      "address": "123 Main St",
      "unit": "Apt 1B",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state": "CA",
      "zipcode": "94132",
      "zipcode_plus4": "1234",
      "block_id": "060750313013007",
      "blockgroup_id": "060750201004",
      "county_fips": "06075",
      "metrodiv": "41860",
      "msa": "41860",
      "geo_precision": "rooftop",
      "lat": 37.789,
      "lng": -122.401,
      "status": {
        "match": true,
        "details": [
          "Address fully verified"
        ],
        "requested_item": {
          "zipcode": "94132",
          "address": "123+Main+St"
        },
        "changes": [
          "State added or changed"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
]