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.
Inflation-adjusted to 2022 U.S. dollars.
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Most costly earthquakes to the U.S. insurance industry 2022
The three most expensive all-time earthquakes for the insurance industry in the United States occurred in California. The most expensive earthquake ever happened in California in 1994, and cost the U.S. insurance industry around **** billion U.S. dollars, when adjusted to 2022 U.S. dollars.
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Insurance Information Institute. (December 6, 2023). Most expensive earthquakes to the insurance industry in the United States as of 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/276732/the-most-expensive-earthquakes-for-the-insurance-industry-in-the-united-states-since-1980/?locale=en
Insurance Information Institute. "Most expensive earthquakes to the insurance industry in the United States as of 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 6, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/276732/the-most-expensive-earthquakes-for-the-insurance-industry-in-the-united-states-since-1980/?locale=en
Insurance Information Institute. (2023). Most expensive earthquakes to the insurance industry in the United States as of 2022 (in million U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/276732/the-most-expensive-earthquakes-for-the-insurance-industry-in-the-united-states-since-1980/?locale=en
Insurance Information Institute. "Most Expensive Earthquakes to The Insurance Industry in The United States as of 2022 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Dec 2023, /statistics/276732/the-most-expensive-earthquakes-for-the-insurance-industry-in-the-united-states-since-1980/?locale=en
Insurance Information Institute, Most expensive earthquakes to the insurance industry in the United States as of 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/276732/the-most-expensive-earthquakes-for-the-insurance-industry-in-the-united-states-since-1980/?locale=en (last visited August 05, 2026)
Most expensive earthquakes to the insurance industry in the United States as of 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Insurance Information Institute, December 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/276732/the-most-expensive-earthquakes-for-the-insurance-industry-in-the-united-states-since-1980/?locale=en
