Arthur D. Frankel Stephen C. Harmsen Charles S. Mueller Oliver S. Boyd Nicolas Luco Russell L. Wheeler Kenneth S. Rukstales Kathleen M. Haller Mark D. Petersen 2012 In this paper, we describe the scientific basis for the source and ground-motion models applied in the 2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps, the development of new products that are used for building design and risk analyses, relationships between the hazard maps and design maps used in building codes, and potential future improvements to the hazard maps. application/pdf 10.1130/2012.2493(12) en Geological Society of America The 2008 U.S. Geological Survey national seismic hazard models and maps for the central and eastern United States article