Earthquake Damage Evaluation Data for California

The ATC-13 report, Earthquake Damage Evaluation Data for California, was developed under a contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (Published 1985, 492 pages)

ABSTRACT: This report presents expert-opinion earthquake damage and loss estimates for industrial, commercial, residential, utility and transportation facilities in California. Included are damage probability matrices for 78 classes of structures and estimates of time required to restore damaged facilities to pre-earthquake usability*. The report also describes the inventory information essential for estimating economic losses and the methodology used to develop loss estimates on a regional basis.

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