Fromtheinception oftheGEMGlobalEarthquakeConsequencesDatabase(GEMECD)theambitionwasthat the database will serve to inform users on consequences from past events, as a benchmarking tool for analyticallossmodelsand to support thedevelopmentof tools tocreatevulnerabilitydataappropriate to specificcountries,structures,orbuildingclasses.Theaimofthisreportistosummarisetheworkcarriedout by 10internationalpartners toachieve thisgoalandincludesadescriptionof thedatabasein termsofits contents and framework, the development of a set of guidelines for data collection and templates to populate thedatabaseandfinallysomeexamplesoftypesofinformationincludedinGEMECD,notablythe updatedUSGSShakemaps.