EARTHQUAKE

DR-4042-VA affected Louisa 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

Public assistance

$41.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

4,466

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$35.8M

Emergency Protective Measures$6.0M

Emergency Work Donated Resources$83K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$10K

Utilities$3K

Total PA obligated$41.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$10.0M

Renter-approved dollars$91K

Intake IHP dollars$20.2M

Validated phase 2 dollars$20.2M

Tracked registrations4,466

About this declaration

What DR-4042-VA means

DR-4042-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Louisa 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 Louisa County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.