Abstract
Current methods of risk assessment require determining the incidence of damage to the elements at risk in order to establish vulnerability. Recent disasters can provide extremely useful information for calibrating various parameters of damage rates. It is necessary to produce estimates of the elements at risk and apply the best information available concerning damage. This requires considering the total physical context in which the disaster occurred. We estimate population, number of buildings, building floor area, and building replacement cost for the Modified Mercalli Intensity VI, VII and VIII areas for the Whittier Narrows Earthquake and calculate incidence rates.
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