| Top 10 Costliest World Earthquakes And Tsunamis By Insured Losses, 1980-2016 (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 |
0 |
| 6 |
Apr. 14-16, 2016 |
Japan: Kumamoto, Aso, Chuo Ward, Mashiki, Minamiaso,
Oita, Miyazaki, Fukuoka, Yamaguchi |
32,000 |
6,200 |
205 |
| 7 |
Jan. 17, 1995 |
Japan: Hyogo, Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto |
100,000 |
3,000 |
6,430 |
| 8 |
Nov. 13, 2016 |
New Zealand: Canterbury, Kaikoura, Waiau, Wellington,
Marlborough, Picton |
3,900 |
2,100 |
2 |
| 9 |
Jun. 13, 2011 |
New Zealand: Canterbury, Christchurch, Lyttelton |
2,700 |
2,100 |
1 |
| 10 |
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 |
(1) As of September 2017. 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.
Source: © 2017 Munich Re, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE. |
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