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RAPID-N Rapid Natech Risk Assessment Tool

Risk Assessments
Fragility Curves
Damage Classifications
Risk States
Hazards
Hazard Maps
On-site Hazard Data
Natechs

Natech Damages
Operators
Industrial Plants
Pipelines
Plant Units
Typical Plant Units
Substances
Property Estimators

Properties
References
Regions
Units

About RAPID-N

About Rapid-N...Natural-hazard triggered technological accidents (Natechs) involving the releases of hazardous substances, fires, and explosions at critical chemical infrastructures have been recognized as an emerging risk. Natech risks are expected to increase in the future due to the growing number of critical infrastructures, more natural hazards due to climate change, and the vulnerability of the society which is becoming more and more interconnected.

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Resources

Rapid-N manual

How to use RAPID-N (Necci and Krausmann, 2022)

Introduction to RAPID-N for Natech Risk Analysis and Mapping: A Beginner's Guide (Girgin and Necci, 2018)

RAPID-N User's Manual (Girgin, 2011)

These documents aim to provide basic information about the implementation and use of RAPID-N. They describe the technical details and components of the system, and provide information on calculation methods and algorithms. They also include short tutorials that guide users through RAPID-N risk assessment case studies with different levels of complexity. Short tutorial examples are also presented in the video below.

Recent Natural Hazards

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DateTimeNameHazard Parameters
2026/03/2216:00:18136 km NE of Hihifo, TongaMw: 5.6; h: 10 km
2026/03/2206:15:36102 km NE of Hihifo, TongaMw: 6.2; h: 10 km
2026/03/2215:27:56149 km SSW of Lotofagā, SamoaMw: 6.2; h: 10 km
2026/03/2203:03:45central East Pacific RiseMw: 5.7; h: 10 km
2026/03/2215:30:37144 km NE of Hihifo, TongaMw: 6.3; h: 10 km
2026/03/2110:00:3768 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, ArgentinaMw: 5.6; h: 192.58 km
2026/03/2112:16:46northern Mid-Atlantic RidgeMw: 6.6; h: 10 km
2026/03/2103:21:0060 km W of Norsup, VanuatuMw: 5.7; h: 37.084 km