Between 2000 and 2018, geophysical events were the natural disasters with the highest estimated economic losses in Latin America. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami suffered by Chile in February of 2010 generated estimated losses for ** billion U.S. dollars. One month earlier, Haiti faced billion dollars worth of losses due to an earthquake.
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Munich Re. (April 15, 2019). Costliest geophysical events based on estimated overall losses in Latin America between 2000 and 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1071426/latin-america-losses-due-to-earthquakes/
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