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Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Monograph No. 19 June 2001. This report describes the performance of lifelines in two recent earthquakes: the Gujarat Earthquake of January 26, 2001 and the Napa Earthquake of September 3, 2000. The Gujarat Earthquake severely struck the Kutch District of the Gujarat State, India, and resulted in about 17,000 fatalities, 150,000 injuries, and left more than 500,000 homeless. The most heavily damaged lifelines were water and electric power. Other lifelines were substantially impacted, including communications, wastewater, ports, railways, highways, roads, and bridges. The Napa Earthquake was a moderate-sized earthquake in the City of Napa, California. Recorded peak ground accelerations in the Napa area were as high as 0.49g, with a recorded peak ground velocity of 15 inches per second. This report presents the findings for the following lifelines: water, telephone, highways, railroads, ports, hospitals, airports, fire department response, radio communications, highway bridges, electric, and natural gas.

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