Complex sentence: While the majority of damage occurred to housing and private businesses, and the effects to public infrastructure were limited, the United States' National Geophysical Data Center significant earthquake database lists the total damage from the event as extreme.
Split into simpler sentences: While the majority of damage occurred to housing and private businesses, the effects to public infrastructure was limited. The United States' National Geophysical Data Center significant earthquake database lists the total damage from the event as extreme.