Image: Daz Hopper Photography/Shutterstock.comAlthough the UK may be a country with low levels of seismic risk, national seismic hazard maps are still important for providing guidance when designing earthquake-resilient structures. Seismic hazard mapsA seismic hazard map shows the distribution of earthquake shaking levels that have a certain probability of occurring in a region or country. The maps also indicate the first order approximation level of seismic hazard for engineering structures, including dams, and help to identify regions of high seismic hazard to aid site-specific hazard assessment. Although national seismic hazard maps provide general indication of the relative level of seismic hazard across the UK, it should also be noted that they are not a substitute for a site-specific hazard analysis. ReferenceAdvancing UK seismic safety: exploring the 2020 hazard maps, piezometer challenges, and soil dispersion insights.