FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Role of Seismic Monitoring in Decision-Making -- 3 Conceptual Framework for Benefit Estimation and a Taxonomy of Benefits -- 4 Benefits from Improved Earthquake Hazard Assessment and Forecasting -- 5 Benefits from Improved Loss Estimation Models -- 6 Benefits from Performance-Based Engineering -- 7 Benefits for Emergency Response and Recovery -- 8 Integrating the Benefits- Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A Excerpts from USGS Circular 1111 -- Appendix B Committee and Staff Biographies -- Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations.