Tokyo Earthquake Damage Risk Ratings

The Bureau of Urban Development in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government conducts an earthquake assessment every 5 years, with the latest carried out in 2008. The investigation covers 5,073 neighborhoods in Tokyo. They provide a rating for the following categories:

  • Vulnerability to Building Collapse (Ground liquefaction, Construction methods, Age of buildings etc)
  • Fire Hazard Rating (Spreading of fires, Fireproof buildings, firebreaks such as parks etc)
  • Overall Hazard RatingRead more