Immediately following the San Fernando, California earthquake (February 9, 1971), a four-man team from the Building Research Division of the National Bureau of Standards' Institute for Applied Technology, surveyed the damage to buildings and other structures. This report is based primarily on the data gathered during the survey but includes some data provided by other agencies and individuals.Based on study of these data and observations made during the survey, recommendations are made pertaining to the improvement of building and other structural design and construction practices.(Author).