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BEST PRACTICES – Earthquake Fault Analysis
Contact Information:
Werner Hellmer, P.E.
Manager of Engineering
Clark County Department of Building & Fire Prevention
4701 W. Russell Road
Las Vegas, NV 89118
wkh@clarkcountynv.gov
(702)455-8095
Sam Palmer, P.E., CBO
Assistant Director
Clark County Department of Building & Fire Prevention
4701 W. Russell Road
Las Vegas, NV 89118
palmer@clarkcountynv.gov
(7020455-8032
Program Description:
EARTHQUAKE FAULT ANALYSIS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY
The Clark County Department of Building and Fire Prevention (CCDBFP) has long recognized the need
to further evaluate the seismic hazard of the existing fault system within the Las Vegas Valley. The
growing population and continued build out of the available land emphasized the need to conduct a more
thorough evaluation in a more timely fashion. Lacking an earthquake hazard analysis of the faults and
well-founded input parameters, the seismic hazard design levels for Las Vegas Valley have fluctuated
through time, a situation that m a k e s i t difficult for developers, builders, and building officials to
effectively design for. As such, CCDBFP created an interlocal agreement with the University of Nevada,
Reno with assistance from the Nevada Bureau of Mines and the University of Nevada Las Vegas to
conduct an Earthquake Fault Analysis of the Las Vegas Valley. This analysis will be conducted over a 4
and a half year period with an approximate cost $1.7 million. The analysis started in August 2016 and is
expected to be completed in February 2021.
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