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 damage over US$1 billion, adjusted for inflation, are listed here. 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
Event Location Magnitude Historic cost (year) Adjusted for inflation (year) 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Japan 9.0–9.1 $360 billion (2011) $ billion () 1995 Hanshin earthquake Japan6.9 $200 billion (1995) $ billion () 2008 Sichuan earthquake China 7.9–8.3 $130 billion (2008) $ billion () 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes Turkey Syria 7.8 & 7.7 $163.3 billion (2023) $ billion () 1994 Northridge earthquake United States (California) 6.7 $40 billion (1994) $ billion () 1980 Irpinia earthquake Italy6.9 $20 billion (1980) $ billion () 2004 Chūetsu earthquake Japan6.6 $40 billion (2004) $ billion () 1976 Tangshan earthquake China 7.6 $10 billion (1976) $ billion () 1988 Armenian earthquake Armenia 6.8 $16.2 billion (1988) $ billion () 2010 Canterbury & February 2011 Christchurch earthquakes New Zealand 7.0 & 6.1–6.2 $ (2015) $ billion () 2026 Venezuela earthquakes Venezuela 7.2 & 7.5 $37 billion (2026)$37 billion (2026) 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes Japan 7.0 $24–46 billion (2016) $– billion () 2011 Sikkim earthquake India6.9 $22.3 billion (2011)$ billion () 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Indonesia 9.2–9.3 $15 billion (2004)$ billion () 2009 L'Aquila earthquake Italy6.3 $16 billion (2009)$ billion () 1972 Nicaragua earthquake Nicaragua 6.3 $2.9 billion (1972) $ billion () 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes Italy6.1 $15.8 billion (2012) $ billion () 2010 Chile earthquake Chile8.8 $15–30 billion (2010) $– billion () 1939 Chillán earthquake Chile 8.3 $920 million (1939) $ billion () 1976 Friuli earthquake Italy 6.5 $3.6 billion (1976) $ billion () 1980 El Asnam earthquake Algeria 7.3 $5.2 billion (1980) $ billion () 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake Japan 6.6 $12.5 billion (2007) $ billion () 1999 Jiji earthquake Taiwan7.7 $10 billion (1999) $ billion () 2001 Gujarat earthquake India 7.6 $10 billion (2001) $ billion () 1985 Mexico City earthquake Mexico 8.0 $5 billion (1985) $ billion () 2020 Zagreb earthquake Croatia 5.3 $11.7 billion (2020) $ billion () 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake United States (California)6.9 $5.6–6 billion (1989) $– billion () 1906 San Francisco earthquake United States (California)7.7–7.9 $400 million (1906) $ billion () 2015 Nepal earthquake Nepal7.8–7.9 $10 billion (2015) $ billion () 2014 Ludian earthquake China 6.1 $9.9 billion (2014) $ billion () 1948 Fukui earthquake Japan 6.8 $1 billion (1948) $ billion () 2026 Colombia earthquake Colombia 7.4 $13.4 billion (2026) $13.4 billion (2026) 1999 İzmit earthquake Turkey7.6 $6.5–20 billion (1999) $– billion () 1979 Montenegro earthquake Montenegro 6.9 $2.7 billion (1979) $ billion () 1976 Guatemala earthquake Guatemala 7.5 $2.1 billion (1976) $ billion () 2010 Haiti earthquake Haiti 7.0 $7.8–8.5 billion (2010) $– billion () 1923 Great Kantō earthquake Japan 8.0 $600 million (1923) $ billion () 2025 Myanmar earthquake Myanmar Thailand 7.7–7.9 $11 billion (2025) $ billion () 1977 Vrancea earthquake Romania 7.5 $2.1 billion (1977) $ billion () 2005 Kashmir earthquake Pakistan India 7.6 $6.6 billion (2005) $ billion () 1960 Valdivia earthquake Chile 9.4–9.6 $1 billion (1960) $ billion () 2017 Puebla earthquake Mexico 7.1 $8 billion (2017) $ billion () 1963 Skopje earthquake North Macedonia 6.0 $1 billion (1963) $ billion () 2022 Fukushima earthquake Japan 7.3 $8.8 billion (2022) $ billion () 2013 Lushan earthquake China 6.6 $6.8 billion (2013) $ billion () 2021 Fukushima earthquake Japan 7.1 $7.7 billion (2021) $ billion () 2018 Osaka earthquake Japan 5.5 $7 billion (2018) $ billion () 2003 Boumerdès earthquake Algeria 6.8 $5 billion (2003) $ billion () 1999 Athens earthquake Greece 6.0 $4.2 billion (1999) $ billion () 2017 Iran-Iraq earthquake Iran Iraq 7.4 $6.2 billion (2017) $ billion () 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake Morocco6.9$7 billion (2023)$ billion () 2024 Noto earthquake Japan7.5 $6.9–17.6 billion (2024) $– billion () 1989 Newcastle earthquake Australia5.4–5.6 $2.6 billion (1989) $ billion () 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes United States (California) 7.1 $5.3 billion (2019) $ billion () 2016 Central Italy earthquake Italy 6.2 $5 billion (2016) $ billion () 1982 North Yemen earthquake Yemen 6.3 $2 billion (1982) $ billion () 2020 Petrinja earthquake Croatia 6.4 $5 billion (2020) $ billion () 1953 Concepción earthquake Chile 7.6 $500 million (1953) $ billion () 2017 Chiapas earthquake Mexico 8.2 $4 billion (2017) $ billion () 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake Indonesia 6.3 $3.1 billion (2006) $ billion () 1985 Algarrobo earthquake Chile 8.0 $1.5 billion (1985) $ billion () 2016 Ecuador earthquake Ecuador 7.8 $3.3 billion (2016) $ billion () 1970 Ancash earthquake Peru 7.9 $530 million (1970) $ billion () 2011 (June) Christchurch earthquake New Zealand 6.0 $3 billion (2011) $ billion () 1978 Miyagi earthquake Japan 7.7 $865 million (1978) $ billion () 1971 San Fernando earthquake United States (California) 6.6 $530 million (1971) $ billion () 1964 Alaska earthquake United States (Alaska) 9.2 $400 million (1964) $ billion () 2001 Nisqually earthquake United States (Washington) 6.8 $2 billion (2001) $ billion () 1981 Sirch earthquake Iran 7.1 $1 billion (1981) $ billion () 1992 Erzincan earthquake Turkey 6.7 $1.5 billion (1992) $ billion () 2003 Tokachi earthquake Japan 8.3 $1.9 billion (2003) $ billion () 2009 Sumatra earthquakes Indonesia 7.6 $2.2 billion (2009) $ billion () 1968 Belice earthquake Italy 6.1 $320 million (1968) $ billion () 1966 Tashkent earthquake Uzbekistan 5.2 $300 million (1966) $ billion () 1981 Gulf of Corinth earthquakes Greece 6.7 $812 million (1981) $ billion () 1987 Ecuador earthquakes Ecuador 7.1 $1 billion (1987) $ billion () 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake Japan 6.6 $2 billion (2018) $ billion () 1983 Sea of Japan earthquake Japan 7.8 $800 million (1983) $ billion () 2022 Luding earthquake China 6.7 $2.2 billion (2022) $ billion () 1972 Ancona earthquake Italy 4.9 $300 million (1972) $ billion () 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami Indonesia 7.5–7.6 $1.7 billion (2018) $ billion () 2023 Jishishan earthquake China 5.9 $2 billion (2023) $ billion () 2011 Van earthquakes Turkey 7.1 $1.5 billion (2011) $ billion () 1986 Vrancea earthquake Romania 7.2 $730 million (1986) $ billion () 1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake Turkey 6.3 $1 billion (1998) $ billion () 1915 Avezzano earthquake Italy 6.7 $60 million (1915) $ billion () 1971 Aconcagua earthquake Chile 7.8 $236 million (1971) $ billion () 1944 San Juan earthquake Argentina 6.9 $100 million (1944) $ billion () 2021 Haiti earthquake Haiti 7.2 $1.5 billion (2021) $ billion ()2016 Kaikōura earthquake New Zealand7.8$1.3 billion (2016)$ billion () 2019 Sichuan earthquake China 5.8 $1.3 billion (2019) $ billion () 2010 Baja California earthquake Mexico 7.2 $1.1 billion (2010) $ billion () 2010 Kaohsiung earthquake Taiwan 6.3 $1 billion (2010) $ billion () 2026 Mindanao earthquake Philippines 7.8 $1.4 billion (2026) $1.4 billion (2026) 2012 Yiliang earthquakes China 5.5 $1 billion (2012) $ billion () 1967 Caracas earthquake Venezuela 6.6 $140 million (1967) $ billion () 1983 Popayán earthquake Colombia 5.5 $410 million (1983) $ billion () 1965 Valparaíso earthquake Chile 7.4 $125 million (1965) $ billion () 1960 Agadir earthquake Morocco 5.9 $120 million (1960) $ billion () 2019 Albania earthquake Albania 6.4 $1 billion (2019) $ billion () 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake Greece 6.4 $250 million (1978) $ billion () 1953 Ionian earthquake Greece 6.8 $100 million (1953) $ billion () 2003 Miyagi earthquakes Japan 7.0 & 6.0 $644 million (2003) $ billion () 1976 Bali earthquake Indonesia 6.5 $195 million (1976) $ billion ()
See also List of earthquakes List of natural disasters by cost List of disasters by cost References