• Mobile Resources
• Contact Us
• A-Z Index
• FAQs
• Español
• Additional Languages

• Home
• Plan & Prepare
• Recover & Rebuild
• Apply for Assistance
• Disasters & Maps
• FEMA Audiences
• About FEMA
• News & Media

Earthquake Publications

FEMA offers a variety of earthquake-related information resources. In addition to the content provided on its earthquake web pages, these resources range from reports, handbooks, guides, and manuals to posters, software, web-based tools, and instructional materials. Looking for a specific publication? Visit the Index of Earthquake Publications. The Catalog of FEMA Earthquake Resources is available from the FEMA Library.

Below are the main categories of FEMA earthquake publications and tools.

Publications for

• Individuals and Families
  Practical guides and checklists describing how you can prepare yourself, your family, and your home to reduce the likelihood of damage or injuries during earthquakes and the risk of hardships and disruptions following disasters.
  
  
• Teachers and Kids
  Interactive lessons and other instructional materials that engage students in learning about earthquakes and earthquake safety; also practical preparedness information for child care providers.
  
  
• Private Sector and Small Businesses
  Practical guides and checklists describing how you can prepare your business to reduce the likelihood of damage or injuries during earthquakes and the risk of hardships and disruptions following disasters.
  
  
• Public Policy Makers and Planners
  Reports, handbooks, case studies, and tools for use in planning, promoting, developing, and implementing seismic risk-reduction policies and programs at state and local levels.
  
  
• Building Designers, Managers, and Regulators
  Technical guidance focusing on the evaluation, design, and construction of earthquake-resistant structural and nonstructural elements for new and existing buildings, lifelines, and other structures; includes the latest NEHRP recommended provisions for seismic design standards.

Publications Related to

• Training
  FEMA develops many training resources used by building designers, managers, regulators, and others for self-study and instruction in how to reduce the seismic vulnerability of new and existing buildings and their contents. In addition to print, online, and CD-based publications, these resources include presentation slides, course videos, and recorded webinars. FEMA also offers instructor-led training courses through the National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program.
  
  
• Building Codes and Seismic Rehabilitation
  Among the most important strategies for earthquake risk reduction are the development, adoption, and enforcement of seismic building codes and standards, and the seismic rehabilitation of existing structures—these publications and tools address the public policy, socioeconomic, and technical aspects of these strategies. (This category combines relevant publications from the “Public Policy Makers and Planners” and “Building Designers, Managers, and Regulators” categories.)

Back To Top

Last Modified: Thursday, 02-Feb-2012 13:23:49 EST

Contacts

• Download from the FEMA Library.
  
  
• FEMA Distribution Center
  To order free FEMA publications:
  
  
• Call 1 (800) 480-2520
  (M-F: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. est)
  
  
• Or fax: (240) 699-0525
  
  
• E-mail: FEMA-Publications-Warehouse@dhs.gov
  
• Please provide the title, item number, short number, and quantity of each publication, along with your name, address, zip code, and daytime telephone number.

---

Fast Facts

QuakeSmart Toolkit Online!
Earthquake Mitigation Toolkit for Businesses (FEMA P-811)

FEMA E-74 Now Available!
Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage—A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition

Download the Catalog of FEMA Earthquake Resources from the FEMA Library.

---