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Disaster detail

EARTHQUAKE

DR-4042-VA affected Spotsylvania 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
$27K
Project obligations
Registrations
1,597
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$14K
Emergency Protective Measures$10K
Utilities$4K
Total PA obligated$27K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.2M
Renter-approved dollars$8K
Intake IHP dollars$4.4M
Validated phase 2 dollars$4.4M
Tracked registrations1,597
About this declaration

What DR-4042-VA means

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