| THE TEN MOST COSTLY U.S. EARTHQUAKES BY INFLATION-ADJUSTED INSURED LOSSES (1) |
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Insured losses (2) |
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| Rank |
Date |
Location |
Overall losses when occurred |
Dollars when occurred |
In 2013 dollars (3) |
Fatalities |
| 1 |
Jan. 17, 1994 |
California: Northridge, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Ventura, Orange |
$44,000 |
$15,300 |
$24,050 |
61 |
| 2 |
Apr. 18, 1906 |
California: San Francisco, Santa Rosa, San Jose |
524 |
180 |
4,240 (4) |
3,000 |
| 3 |
Oct. 17, 1989 |
California: Loma Prieta, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Silicon Valley |
10,000 |
960 |
1,800 |
68 |
| 4 |
Feb. 28, 2001 |
Washington: Olympia, Seattle, Tacoma; Oregon |
2,000 |
300 |
395 |
1 |
| 5 |
Mar. 27-28, 1964 |
Alaska: Anchorage, Kodiak Island, Seward, Valdez, Portage, Whittier, Cordova, Homer, Seldovia; Hawaii; includes tsunami |
540 |
45 |
340 |
131 |
| 6 |
Feb. 9, 1971 |
California: San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles |
553 |
35 |
200 |
65 |
| 7 |
Oct. 1, 1987 |
California: Los Angeles, Whittier |
360 |
75 |
155 |
8 |
| 8 |
Apr. 4, 2010 |
California: San Diego, Calexico, El Centro, Los Angeles, Imperial; Arizona: Phoenix, Yuma |
150 |
100 |
105 |
NA |
| 9 |
Sep. 3, 2000 |
California: Napa |
80 |
50 |
68 |
NA |
| 10 |
Jun. 28, 1992 |
California: San Bernardino |
100 |
40 |
66 |
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(1) Costliest U.S. earthquakes occurring from 1950 to 2013, based on insured losses when occurred. Includes the 1906 San Francisco, California, earthquake, for which reliable insured losses are available.
(2) Based on property losses including, if applicable, agricultural, offshore, marine, aviation and National Flood Insurance Program losses in the United States and may differ from data shown elsewhere.
(3) Inflation-adjusted to 2013 dollars by Munich Re.
(4) Inflation-adjusted to 2013 dollars based on 1913 Bureau of Labor Statistics data (earliest year available).
NA=Data not available.
Source: © 2014 Munich Re, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE. |
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