This statistic shows the ten earthquakes that occurred in the United States from 1900 to 2016, that had an affect on the most people. Approximately 3,000 people were affected by the earthquake in Klamath Falls, Oregon on September 21, 1993.
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 17, 2016). Earthquakes that affected the most people in the United States from 1900 to 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/237588/earthquakes-that-affected-the-most-people-in-the-us/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Earthquakes that affected the most people in the United States from 1900 to 2016." Chart. November 17, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/237588/earthquakes-that-affected-the-most-people-in-the-us/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2016). Earthquakes that affected the most people in the United States from 1900 to 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/237588/earthquakes-that-affected-the-most-people-in-the-us/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Earthquakes That Affected The Most People in The United States from 1900 to 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Nov 2016, /statistics/237588/earthquakes-that-affected-the-most-people-in-the-us/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Earthquakes that affected the most people in the United States from 1900 to 2016 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/237588/earthquakes-that-affected-the-most-people-in-the-us/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Earthquakes that affected the most people in the United States from 1900 to 2016 [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/237588/earthquakes-that-affected-the-most-people-in-the-us/
