| Top 10 Costliest 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 2019
dollars (3) |
Fatalities |
| 1 |
Jan. 17, 1994 |
California: Northridge, Los Angeles,
San Fernando Valley, Ventura, Orange |
$44,000 |
$15,300 |
$26,850 |
61 |
| 2 |
Apr. 18, 1906 |
California: San Francisco, Santa Rosa, San Jose |
525 |
180 |
4,713 (4) |
3,000 |
| 3 |
Oct. 17, 1989 |
California: Loma Prieta, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Silicon Valley |
10,000 |
960 |
1,961 |
68 |
| 4 |
Feb. 28, 2001 |
Washington: Olympia, Seattle, Tacoma; Oregon |
2,000 |
300 |
438 |
1 |
| 5 |
Oct. 1, 1987 |
California: Los Angeles County, Whittier |
360 |
75 |
167 |
8 |
| 6 |
Aug. 24, 2014 |
California: Napa, Vallejo, Solano, Sonoma,
American Canyon |
700 |
150 |
162 |
1 |
| 7 |
Nov. 30, 2018 |
Alaska: Anchorage, Wasilla, Palmer, Tok, Valdez |
150 |
130 |
132 |
0 |
| 8 |
Apr. 4, 2010 |
California: San Diego, Calexico, El Centro,
Los Angeles, Imperial; Arizona: Phoenix, Yuma |
150 |
100 |
118 |
0 |
| 9 |
Oct. 15, 2006 |
Hawaii: Big Island, Kailua Kona, Oahu, Honolulu |
200 |
50 |
64 |
0 |
| 10 |
Aug. 23, 2011 |
Virginia: Mineral, Richmond; DC;
New York: New York; Maryland: Baltimore |
150 |
50 |
57 |
0 |
(1) Costliest U.S. earthquakes occurring from 1980 to 2019, based on insured losses when occurred. Also 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 and may differ from data shown elsewhere.
(3) Inflation-adjusted to 2019 dollars by the Insurance Information Institute using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Inflation Calculator.
(4) Inflation-adjusted to 2019 dollars based on 1913 Bureau of Labor Statistics data (earliest year available).
Source: © 2020 Munich Re, NatCatSERVICE; U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Insurance Information Institute. |
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