EARTHQUAKE

DR-1505-CA affected San Luis Obispo County, California. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Earthquake

DR-1505-CA

Declared

Jan 13, 2004

Public assistance

$44.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

4,660

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$34.1M

Emergency Protective Measures$5.7M

Utilities$2.7M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.5M

Roads and Bridges$855K

Debris Removal$27K

Water Control Facilities$19K

Total PA obligated$44.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$7.9M

Renter-approved dollars$234K

Intake IHP dollars$16.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$16.3M

Tracked registrations4,660

About this declaration

What DR-1505-CA means

DR-1505-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected San Luis Obispo County, California, with an incident window starting Dec 22, 2003 through Feb 6, 2004. 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 San Luis Obispo County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.