This statistic shows the ten earthquakes in the United States that resulted in the most fatalities from 1900 to 2016. Approximately 2,000 people were killed by the earthquake and resulting fires in San Francisco, California on April 18, 1906.
Ten earthquakes that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900-2016
Data as of November 2016. * Earthquake caused a tsunami which lead to the following deaths: 159 Hawaii, 5 Alaska, 1 California.
** Earthquake caused a tsunami which lead to the following deaths: 98 Alaska, 11 California, 4 Oregon. Earthquake: 15 Alaska.
*** Earthquake caused a Tsunami in Hawaii.
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 17, 2016). Ten earthquakes that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900-2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236725/earthquakes-with-the-most-fatalities-in-the-us/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Ten earthquakes that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900-2016." Chart. November 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236725/earthquakes-with-the-most-fatalities-in-the-us/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2016). Ten earthquakes that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900-2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236725/earthquakes-with-the-most-fatalities-in-the-us/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Ten Earthquakes That Caused The Most Fatalities in The United States from 1900-2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236725/earthquakes-with-the-most-fatalities-in-the-us/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Ten earthquakes that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900-2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236725/earthquakes-with-the-most-fatalities-in-the-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Ten earthquakes that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900-2016 [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236725/earthquakes-with-the-most-fatalities-in-the-us/
