EARTHQUAKE

DR-1440-AK affected Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Earthquake

DR-1440-AK

Declared

Nov 8, 2002

Public assistance

$16.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$16.1M

Emergency Protective Measures$465K

Buildings and Equipment$42K

Roads and Bridges$29K

Direct Administrative Costs$-104K

Total PA obligated$16.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$38K

Renter-approved dollars$0

Intake IHP dollars$75K

Validated phase 2 dollars$75K

Tracked registrations71

About this declaration

What DR-1440-AK means

DR-1440-AK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, with an incident window starting Nov 3, 2002 through Nov 10, 2002. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as earthquake.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Fairbanks North Star Borough disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.