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Disaster detail

EARTHQUAKE

DR-4042-VA affected Culpeper County, Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Earthquake
DR-4042-VA
Declared
Nov 4, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$243K
Project obligations
Registrations
307
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$173K
Buildings and Equipment$68K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1K
Total PA obligated$243K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$462K
Renter-approved dollars$14K
Intake IHP dollars$953K
Validated phase 2 dollars$953K
Tracked registrations307
About this declaration

What DR-4042-VA means

DR-4042-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Culpeper County, Virginia, with an incident window starting Aug 23, 2011 through Oct 25, 2011. 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 Culpeper County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.