List of international earthquake acceleration coefficients. A list of earthquake coefficients used in structural design for earthquake engineering around the world. For example, a coefficient of 0.09 indicates that a building is designed that 0.09457 of its weight can be applied horizontally during an earthquake. Australia From Australian Standard 1170.4. Coeffiecients are based on 10% chance exceedence in 50 years. Adelaide - 0.10 Brisbane - 0.06 Hobart - 0.05 Melbourne - 0.08 Perth - 0.09 Sydney - 0.08 Note: Meckering, Western Australia, has the largest coefficient in Australia of 0.22. Greece From ΕAΚ 2003 building code Zone 1 = 0.16g (Thrace and most of Northern Greece, Parts of Athens and Parts of Thessaloniki) Zone 2 = 0.24g (Parts of Athens and Parts of Thessaloniki) Zone 3 = 0.36g (Zakynthos Island, Cephalonia Island) Other Canada uses Spectral acceleration