OpenHazards Group, Inc. Announces Free Online Earthquake Forecasting Tool

DAVIS, California, December 7 - Are you at risk from a large, damaging earthquake? A new online tool
developed by OpenHazards Group, Inc., www.openhazards.com, quickly
estimates the chances of a future earthquake and how much property damage it
will do in any time period, anywhere in the world.

OpenHazards is the creator of the first free, public earthquake hazard
tool that offers vital information about earthquake hazards worldwide. The
online "Hazard Viewer" shows earthquake forecasts and predicts how often and
how much shaking might happen at any location. The "Home Response" tool shows
likely damage to different types of buildings.

The site also features earthquake news, safety and preparation tips, and
blogs by experts in earthquake hazard awareness and public education.

Information on the site is based on the best available science and
technology from peer-reviewed literature from government agencies,
universities, and public research centers worldwide. It draws data from open
sources such as the US Geological Survey global geoscience data catalog, and
uses forecasting methods adapted from peer-reviewed literature by earthquake
physicists and OpenHazards co-founders John Rundle and James Holliday.

Previously, Rundle, Holliday and colleagues produced maps forecasting
locations for significant earthquakes over a limited time frame. The group
has successfully forecast the locations of 26 of 30 earthquakes in California
since 2001.

"The site is the first of its kind as a truly free, open-source tool for
the public," says OpenHazards co-founder and CEO William Graves. "We expect
to see a rapid increase in traffic as we grow the site to include new
applications and products." Graves, whose degrees in physics are from
University of California, Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
was the first CEO of Cisco Systems, the networking company.

About

OpenHazards Group, Inc. co-founders are Earth studies and business
experts whose goal is to help people all over the world protect themselves
and their homes from severe natural disasters. The website offers information
and tools to help people make good decisions about the dangers to which they
are exposed from large and damaging earthquakes. The site supplies free,
reliable information, such as when and where earthquakes might occur and what
the damage and losses are likely to be.

WEBSITE: www.openhazards.com

    CONTACT

    Dr. William Graves
    +1-530-574-2513
    wrgraves@openhazards.com

    Dr. John Rundle
    +1-530-502-8590
    jbrundle@openhazards.com

    Dr. James Holliday
    jrholliday@openhazards.com

    Ms. Jill H. Andrews
    +1-734-255-0101
    jhandrews@openhazards.com

Dr. William Graves, +1-530-574-2513, wrgraves at openhazards.com; or Dr. John Rundle, +1-530-502-8590, jbrundle at openhazards.com; or Dr. James Holliday, jrholliday at openhazards.com; or Ms. Jill H. Andrews, +1-734-255-0101, jhandrews at openhazards.com