The Top 5 Most Costly Earthquakes

  Location Date Amount of Damage Magnatude
1 Kobe, Japan Jan 16th, 1995 $131 billion 6.8
2 Northridge, California Jan 17th, 1994 $40 billion 6.8
3 Leninakan, Armenia Dec 7th, 1988 $20 billion 6.8
4 Avellino, Italy Nov 23rd, 1980 $20 billion 6.9
5 Central Taiwan Sept 20th, 1999 $14 billion 7.7
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Sources:  National Geophysical Data Center

List Notes: Amounts are estimated and are in US dollars.
Most Costly Earthquakes

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