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THE TEN MOST COSTLY WORLD EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS BY INSURED LOSSES, 1980-2014

$ millions)
    Losses when occurred  
RankDateEventLocationOverall Insured (2)Fatalities
1Mar. 11, 2011Earthquake, tsunamiJapan: Aomori, Chiba, Fukushima, lbaraki, lwate, Miyagi, Tochigi, Tokyo, Yamagata$210,000$40,00015,880
2Feb. 22, 2011EarthquakeNew Zealand: Canterbury, Christchurch, Lyttelton24,00016,500185
3Jan. 17, 1994EarthquakeUSA: CA: Northridge, Los Angeles, San Femando Valley, Ventura, Orange44,00015,30061
4Feb. 27, 2010Earthquake, tsunamiChile: Concepcion, Metropolitana, Rancagua, Talca, Temuco, Valparaiso30,0008,000520
5Sep. 4, 2010EarthquakeNew Zealand: Canterbury, Christchurch, Avonside, Omihi, Timaru, Kaiapoi, Lyttelton10,0007,400NA
6Jan. 17, 1995EarthquakeJapan: Hyogo, Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto100,0003,0006,430
7Jun. 13, 2011EarthquakeNew Zealand: Canterbury, Christchurch, Lyttelton2,7002,1001
8May 20 and May 29, 2012Earthquake (series)Italy: Emilia-Romagna, San Felice del Panaro, Cavezzo, Rovereto di Novi, Carpi, Concordia16,0001,60018
9Dec. 26, 2004Earthquake, tsunamiSri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives, Malaysia10,0001,000220,000
10Oct. 17, 1989EarthquakeUSA: CA: Loma Prieta, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Silicon Valley10,00096068
(1) As of January 2015. Ranked on insured losses when occurred.
(2) Based on property losses including, if applicable, agricultural, offshore, marine, aviation and National Flood Insurance Program losses in the United States and may differ from data shown elsewhere.

NA=Data not available.

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