Data collection is an important work in the earthquake reconnaissance. This paper aims at establishing an earthquake damage evaluation procedure that is objective and easy to use for low-rise RC and confined masonry buildings. Several current damage evaluation standards were reviewed and summarized to determine the evaluation factors. The relationships between evaluation factors and damage conditions were discussed by applying the presented procedure to three in-situ test specimens. The ability to distinguish medium damage states of the procedure was also verified by using the data of 10 school buildings damaged during recent moderate earthquakes. Twelve professionals with different backgrounds were asked to evaluate the damage state of the buildings with both their subjective judgment and the presented procedure. It was found that the damage state determined by the presented procedure showed less dispersion and stricter result than the subjective judgments.
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