FEMADR-845-CAMajor disasterDeclared October 18, 1989
DR-845-CA: California Loma Prieta Earthquake
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for California (DR-845-CA) on October 18, 1989 for the incident of October 17, 1989 to December 18, 1989; it covers 12 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-845-CA (also written FEMA-845-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Earthquake: Loma Prieta Earthquake
- Incident period
- October 17, 1989 to December 18, 1989
- Declared
- October 18, 1989
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for California in 1989
- Status
- closed out on February 10, 2011
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Contra Costa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Marin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Monterey (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sacramento (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Benito (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Francisco (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Joaquin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Mateo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Santa Clara (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Santa Cruz (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Solano (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/845. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.