| Top 10 Costliest World Earthquakes And Tsunamis By Insured Losses, 1980-2020 (1) |
(US$ millions)
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| Rank |
Date |
Location |
Overall |
When occurred |
In 2020 dollars |
Fatalities |
| 1 |
Mar. 11, 2011 |
Japan: Aomori, Chiba, Fukushima, lbaraki, lwate,
Miyagi, Tochigi, Tokyo, Yamagata. Includes tsunami. |
$210,000 |
$40,000 |
$46,378 |
15,880 |
| 2 |
Feb. 22, 2011 |
New Zealand: Canterbury, Christchurch, Lyttelton |
24,000 |
16,500 |
19,318 |
185 |
| 3 |
Jan. 17, 1994 |
USA (CA): Northridge, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley,
Ventura, Orange |
44,000 |
15,300 |
27,115 |
61 |
| 4 |
Feb. 27, 2010 |
Chile: Concepcion, Metropolitana, Rancagua, Talca,
Temuco, Valparaiso. Includes tsunami. |
30,000 |
8,000 |
9,564 |
520 |
| 5 |
Sep. 4, 2010 |
New Zealand: Canterbury, Christchurch, Avonside,
Omihi, Timaru, Kaiapoi, Lyttelton |
10,000 |
7,400 |
8,778 |
0 |
| 6 |
Apr. 14-16, 2016 |
Japan: Kumamoto, Aso, Chuo Ward, Mashiki, Minamiaso,
Oita, Miyazaki, Fukuoka, Yamaguchi |
32,000 |
6,500 |
7,039 |
205 |
| 7 |
Jan. 17, 1995 |
Japan: Hyogo, Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto |
100,000 |
3,000 |
5,172 |
6,430 |
| 8 |
Nov. 13, 2016 |
New Zealand: Canterbury, Kaikoura, Waiau,
Wellington, Marlborough, Picton |
3,900 |
2,100 |
2,254 |
2 |
| 9 |
Jun. 13, 2011 |
New Zealand: Canterbury, Christchurch, Lyttelton |
2,700 |
2,100 |
2,411 |
1 |
| 10 |
Sep. 19, 2017 |
Mexico: Puebla, Morelos, Greater Mexico City |
6,000 |
2,000 |
2,100 |
369 |
(1) Data through 2020 as of March 2021. Ranked on insured losses when occurred. Updated by the Insurance Information Institute using data from Munich Re's Relevant geophysical events worldwide 1980-2018.
(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.
Source: © 2021 Munich Re, Geo Risks Research; Wikipedia. |
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