OpenFEMA data as of Oct 29, 2026 5,286 declarations · 3,266 counties · 59 states & territories Advertise
State Disaster RecordUS declarations since 1953
  1. Home
  2. California
  3. 1979
  4. DR-609-CA
DR-609-CADREarthquake

Earthquake

Major Disaster Declaration for California, declared Oct 19, 1979, in 1 county.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-609-CA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
California
Incident type
Earthquake
Declared
Oct 19, 1979
Requested
Oct 19, 1979 · request 80002
Incident began
Oct 19, 1979
Incident ended
Oct 19, 1979
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Mar 17, 1988
Fiscal year
1980
FEMA region
Region 9

Designated areas