Earthquakes that caused the most economic damage in the U.S. 1900-2016 | Statista

The statistic shows the earthquakes that resulted in the most economic damage in the United States from 1900 to 2016. The earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1994 in Los Angeles caused approximately 30 billion U.S. dollars worth of damage and is the costliest earthquake on record.

Costliest earthquakes in the United States from 1900 to 2016, by economic damage (in million U.S. dollars)

Date, Location	Damage in million U.S. dollars
January 17, 1994, Los Angeles	30,000
October 18, 1989, San Francisco	5,600
February 28, 2001, Seattle	2,000
March 28, 1964, Prince William Sound	1,020
August 24, 2014, San Francisco, California	700
February 9, 1971, Los Angeles	535
April 18, 1906, San Francisco	524
October 1, 1987, Los Angeles	213
December 22, 2003, San Robbles (California)	200
October 15, 2006, Hawai Island	150
June 28, 1992, Landers California	100
April 22, 1992, South California	100

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November 2016

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1900 to 2016

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