1. What is the appropriate conceptual framework for valuing the
prospective benefits of seismic information?    2. What is the
nature of the information that is produced?    3. What are the
various categories of benefits?    4. How can the benefits be
measured?    5. Finally, has the necessary information been
collected for a complete benefit-cost assessment of a seismic
network?  An estimation of the societal benefits derived from
seismic monitoring information has a number of components:    1.
The framework for valuing benefits is based on the premise that
enhanced information from a seismic monitoring network will lead
to reduced uncertainty regarding the earthquake risk.    2. The
scientific information gained from seismic monitoring will
generate a variety of derivative benefits. As a seismic
monitoring network captures ground motion for multiple events
over time and space, gains in knowledge will assist with better
decision-making in the future. Such gains can reflect increased
accuracy as well as reduc