The statistic shows the 10 most severe earthquakes by economic damage worldwide from 1980 to 2018. In 2011, the earthquake on March 11 in Japan caused economic damage of about 210 billion U.S. dollars.
Most severe earthquakes by economic damage worldwide from 1980 to 2018
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Munich Re. (March 8, 2019). Most severe earthquakes by economic damage worldwide from 1980 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273943/biggest-earthquakes-worldwide-by-economic-damage/
Munich Re. "Most severe earthquakes by economic damage worldwide from 1980 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273943/biggest-earthquakes-worldwide-by-economic-damage/
Munich Re. (2019). Most severe earthquakes by economic damage worldwide from 1980 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273943/biggest-earthquakes-worldwide-by-economic-damage/
Munich Re. "Most Severe Earthquakes by Economic Damage Worldwide from 1980 to 2018 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273943/biggest-earthquakes-worldwide-by-economic-damage/
Munich Re, Most severe earthquakes by economic damage worldwide from 1980 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273943/biggest-earthquakes-worldwide-by-economic-damage/ (last visited July 04, 2022)
