| TOP 10 MOST COSTLY WORLD EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS BY INSURED LOSSES, 1980-2014 (1) |
($ millions)
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Losses when occurred |
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| Rank |
Date |
Location |
Overall |
Insured (2) |
Fatalities |
| 1 |
Mar. 11, 2011 |
Japan: Aomori, Chiba, Fukushima, lbaraki, lwate, Miyagi, Tochigi, Tokyo, Yamagata. Includes tsunami |
$210,000 |
$40,000 |
15,880 |
| 2 |
Feb. 22, 2011 |
New Zealand: Canterbury, Christchurch, Lyttelton |
24,000 |
16,500 |
185 |
| 3 |
Jan. 17, 1994 |
USA: CA: Northridge, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Ventura, Orange |
44,000 |
15,300 |
61 |
| 4 |
Feb. 27, 2010 |
Chile: Concepcion, Metropolitana, Rancagua, Talca, Temuco, Valparaiso. Includes tsunami |
30,000 |
8,000 |
520 |
| 5 |
Sep. 4, 2010 |
New Zealand: Canterbury, Christchurch, Avonside, Omihi, Timaru, Kaiapoi, Lyttelton |
10,000 |
7,400 |
NA |
| 6 |
Jan. 17, 1995 |
Japan: Hyogo, Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto |
100,000 |
3,000 |
6,430 |
| 7 |
Jun. 13, 2011 |
New Zealand: Canterbury, Christchurch, Lyttelton |
2,700 |
2,100 |
1 |
| 8 |
May 20 and May 29, 2012 |
Italy: Emilia-Romagna, San Felice del Panaro, Cavezzo, Rovereto di Novi, Carpi, Concordia. Series of earthquakes |
16,000 |
1,600 |
18 |
| 9 |
Dec. 26, 2004 |
Sri Lanka: Indonesia, Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives, Malaysia. Includes tsunami |
10,000 |
1,000 |
220,000 |
| 10 |
Oct. 17, 1989 |
USA: CA: Loma Prieta, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Silicon Valley |
10,000 |
960 |
68 |
(1) As of January 2015. Ranked on insured losses when occurred.
(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.
NA=Data not available.
Source: © 2015 Munich Re, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE. |
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