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List of costliest earthquakes

This is a list of major earthquakes by the dollar value of property (public and private) losses directly attributable to the earthquake. Only earthquakes that have caused over $1 billion US dollars are listed here. Rank values are assigned based on inflation-adjusted comparison of property damage in US dollars. Wherever possible, indirect and socioeconomic losses are excluded. Damage estimates for particular earthquakes may vary over time as more data becomes available. Losses from earthquake–induced landslides and tsunamis are also be included.

Over $1 billion edit

Historic cost edit

Rank Event Location Magnitude Historic cost (year) Adjusted for inflation (year)
1 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami   Japan 9.1[1] $235 billion (2011)[2] $320.4 billion (2023)
2 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake   Japan 6.9 $30-200 billion (1995)[3][4] $60.0-399.9 billion (2023)
3 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake   Turkey,   Syria 7.8 and 7.7 Mw $163.3 billion (2023)[5][6] $163.3 billion (2023)
4 2008 Sichuan earthquake   Sichuan, China 8.0 Ms $150 billion (2008)[7] $212.3 billion (2023)
5 1994 Northridge earthquake   California, United States 6.7 $40 billion (1994)[8] $82.2 billion (2023)
6 2010 Canterbury earthquake

2011 Christchurch earthquake

  New Zealand 7.0 and 6.5 $27.9 billion (2015)[9] $56.2 billion (2023)
7 2004 Chūetsu earthquake   Japan 6.8 $28 billion (2004)[10][11] $45.1 billion (2024)
8 2011 Sikkim earthquake   India 6.9 $22.3 billion (2011)[12] $30.2 billion (2024)
9 1999 İzmit earthquake   Turkey 7.6 $6.5-20 billion (1999)[13][10] $11.9-36.6 billion (2023)
10 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes   Japan 7.0 $24-46 billion (2016)[14] $30.5-58.4 billion (2024)
11 2024 Noto earthquake   Japan 7.5 $17.6 billion (2024)[15] $17.6 billion (2024)
12 2009 L'Aquila earthquake   Italy 6.3 $16 billion (2009)[16] $22.7 billion (2024)
13 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes   Italy 6.1[17] $15.8 billion (2012)[18] $20.9 billion (2024)
15 1980 Irpinia earthquake   Italy 6.9 $20 billion (1980)[18] $73.9 billion (2024)
16 1988 Armenian earthquake   Armenia 6.8 $16.2 billion (1977)[18] $41.7 billion (2024)
17 2010 Chile earthquake   Chile 8.8[19] $15-30 billion (2010)[19] $20.3-40.6 billion (2024)
18 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami   Indonesia 9.1-9.3 $15 billion (2004)[20] $24.2 billion (2024)
19 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake   Japan 6.6 $12.5 billion (2007)[18] $18.4 billion (2024)
20 2020 Zagreb earthquake   Croatia 5.3 $11.7 billion (2020)[21] $13.7 billion (2024)
21 1976 Tangshan earthquake   Hebei, China 7.6 $10 billion (1976)[22] $53.5 billion (2024)
22 1999 Jiji earthquake   Taiwan 7.7 $10 billion (1999) $18.2 billion (2024)
23 April 2015 Nepal earthquake     Nepal 7.8 $10 billion (2015)[23] $12.8 billion (2024)
24 2014 Ludian earthquake   China 6.1 $9.9 billion (2014)[24] $12.7 billion (2024)
25 2022 Fukushima earthquake   Japan 7.3 $8.8 billion (2022)[10] $9.1 billion (2024)
26 2017 Puebla earthquake   Mexico 7.1 $8 billion (2017)[18] $9.9 billion (2024)
27 2010 Haiti earthquake   Haiti 7.0 $7.8-8.5 billion (2010)[25] $10.9-11.8 billion (2024)
28 2021 Fukushima earthquake   Japan 7.1 $7.7 billion (2021)[18] $8.6 billion (2024)
29 2001 Gujarat earthquake   India 7.7 $7.5 billion (2001)[26] $12.9 billion (2024)
30 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake   Morocco 6.8 $7 billion (2023)[18] $7 billion (2024)
31 2018 Osaka earthquake   Japan 5.5 $7 billion (2018)[18] $8.4 billion (2024)
32 2013 Lushan earthquake   China 6.6 $6.8 billion (2013)[18] $8.8 billion (2024)
33 2005 Kashmir earthquake   Pakistan [a] 7.6 $6.6 billion (2005)[18] $12.8 billion (2024)
34 2017 Kermanshah earthquake   Iran 7.3 $6.2 billion (2017)[27] $7.7 billion (2024)
35 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake   California, United States 6.9 $5.6–6 billion (1989) $13.7-14.7 billion (2024)
36 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes   California, United States 7.1 $5.3 billion (2019)[18] $6.3 billion (2024)
37 1980 El Asnam earthquake   Algeria 7.3 $5.2 billion (1980)[18] $19.2 billion (2024)
38 2003 Boumerdès earthquake   Algeria 6.8 $5 billion (2003)[18] $8.2 billion (2024)
39 August 2016 Central Italy earthquake   Italy 6.2 $5 billion (2016)[18] $6.3 billion (2024)
40 2020 Petrinja earthquake   Croatia 6.4 $5 billion (2020)[28] $5.8 billion (2024)
41 1985 Mexico City earthquake   Mexico 8.0 $5 billion (1985)[29] $14.1 billion (2024)
42 2017 Chiapas earthquake   Mexico 8.2 $4 billion (2017)[18] $4.9 billion (2024)
43 1976 Friuli earthquake   Italy 6.5 $3.6 billion (1976)[18] $19.2 billion (2024)
44 2016 Ecuador earthquake   Ecuador 7.8 $3.3 billion (2016)[18] $4.1 billion (2024)
45 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake   Indonesia 6.3 $3.1 billion (2006)[18] $4.6 billion (2024)
46 June 2011 Christchurch earthquake   New Zealand 6.0 $3 billion (2011)[18] $4 billion (2024)
47 1972 Nicaragua earthquake   Nicaragua 6.3 $2.9 billion (1972)[18] $21.6 billion (2024)
48 1979 Montenegro earthquake   Montenegro 6.9 $2.7 billion (1979)[18] $12.6 billion (2024)
49 2009 Sumatra earthquakes   Indonesia 7.6 $2.2 billion (2009)[18] $3.1 billion (2024)
50 1976 Guatemala earthquake   Guatemala 7.6 $2.1 billion (1976)[18] $11.4 billion (2024)
51 1977 Vrancea earthquake   Romania 7.5 $2.1 billion (1977)[18] $10.5 billion (2024)
52 1982 North Yemen earthquake   Yemen 6.3 $2 billion (1982)[18] $6.3 billion (2024)
53 2001 Nisqually earthquake   Washington, United States 6.8 $2 billion (2001)[30] $3.4 billion (2024)
54 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake   Japan 6.6 $2 billion (2018)[18] $2.4 billion (2024)
55 2023 Jishishan earthquake   China 5.9 $2 billion (2023)[18] $2 billion (2024)
56 1985 Algarrobo earthquake   Chile 8.0 $1.5 billion (1985)[18] $4.2 billion (2024)
57 2011 Van earthquakes   Turkey 7.1 $1.5 billion (2011)[18] $2 billion (2024)
58 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami   Indonesia 7.5 $1.5 billion (2018)[18] $1.8 billion (2024)
59 2021 Haiti earthquake   Haiti 7.2 $1.5 billion (2021)[31] $1.6 billion (2024)
60 2019 Sichuan earthquake   China 5.8 $1.3 billion (2019)[18] $1.5 billion (2024)
61 2010 Baja California earthquake   Mexico 7.2 $1.1 billion (2010)[18] $1.5 billion (2024)
62 1948 Fukui earthquake   Japan 6.8 $1 billion (1948)[18] $12.6 billion (2024)
63 1960 Valdivia earthquake   Chile 9.5 $1 billion[18] $10.2 billion (2024)
64 1963 Skopje earthquake   North Macedonia 6.0 $1 billion[18] $9.9 billion (2024)
65 1981 Sirch earthquake   Iran 7.1 $1 billion (1981)[18] $3.3 billion (2024)
66 2012 Yiliang earthquakes   China 5.5 $1 billion[18] $1.3 billion (2024)
67 2010 Kaohsiung earthquake   Taiwan 6.3 $1 billion[18] $1.3 billion (2024)
68 2019 Albania earthquake   Albania 6.4 $1 billion[18] $1.1 billion (2024)

Adjusted for inflation edit

Rank Event Location Magnitude Historic cost (year) Adjusted for inflation (year)
1 1939 Chillán earthquake   Chile 7.9 $920 million (1939)[18] $20.1 billion (2024)
2 1906 San Francisco earthquake   United States 7.7–7.9 $400 million (1906)[32] $13.6 billion (2024)
3 1923 Great Kantō earthquake   Japan 8.0 $600 million (1923)[18] $10.6 billion (2024)
4 1953 Concepción earthquake   Chile 7.6 $500 million (1953)[18] $5.7 billion (2024)
5 1970 Ancash earthquake   Peru 7.9 $530 million (1970)[18] $4.1 billion (2024)
6 1971 San Fernando earthquake   United States 6.6 $530 million (1971)[33] $4.1 billion (2024)
7 1978 Miyagi earthquake   Japan 7.7 $865 million (1978)[18] $4 billion (2024)
8 1964 Alaska earthquake   United States 9.2 $400 million (1964)[18] $3.9 billion (2024)
9 1966 Tashkent earthquake   Uzbekistan 5.2 $300 million (1966)[18] $2.8 billion (2024)
10 1968 Belice earthquake   Italy 6.1 $320 million (1968)[18] $2.8 billion (2024)
11 1981 Gulf of Corinth earthquakes   Greece 6.7 $812 million (1981)[18] $2.7 billion (2024)
12 1983 Sea of Japan earthquake   Japan 7.4 $800 million (1983)[18] $2.4 billion (2024)
13 1972 Ancona earthquake   Italy 4.9 $300 million (1972)[18] $2.1 billion (2024)
14 1986 Vrancea earthquake   Romania 7.2 $730 million (1977)[18] $2 billion (2024)
15 1915 Avezzano earthquake   Italy 6.7 $60 million (1915)[18] $1.8 billion (2024)
16 1971 Aconcagua earthquake   Chile 7.8 $236 million (1971)[18] $1.7 billion (2024)
17 1944 San Juan earthquake   Argentina 6.9 $100 million (1944)[18] $1.7 billion (2024)
18 1967 Caracas earthquake   Venezuela 6.6 $140 million (1967)[18] $1.2 billion (2024)
19 1965 Valparaíso earthquake and the El Cobre dam failures   Chile 7.4 $125 million (1965)[18] $1.2 billion (2024)
20 1983 Popayán earthquake   Colombia 5.5 $410 million (1983)[18] $1.2 billion (2024)
21 1960 Agadir earthquake   Morocco 5.9 $120 million (1960)[18] $1.2 billion (2024)
22 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake   Greece 6.4 $250 million (1978)[18] $1.1 billion (2024)
23 1953 Ionian earthquake   Greece 6.8 $100 million (1953)[18] $1.1 billion (2024)
24 1976 Bali earthquake   Indonesia 6.5 $195 million (1976)[18] $1 billion (2024)

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The status of Kashmir is disputed, see Kashmir conflict

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