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Northridge earthquake, California, U.S. (1994)
-While there have been more powerful earthquakes than the magnitude 6.7 Northridge quake, it caused large-scale damage throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley due to the location of its epicenter.
-The Northridge earthquake occurred on Jan. 17, 1994, in Reseda, a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, Calif., and lasted for about 10-20 seconds.
-he quake resulted in more than 60 deaths and more than 5,000 injuries. More than 25,000 people were left homeless, according to the Federal -
kobe earthquake,japan (1995)
-The Great Hanshin earthquake, or Kobe earthquake, occurred on Jan. 17, 1995, in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
-Measured at 6.8 magnitude, the earthquake killed nearly 6,500 people, making it the deadliest disaster in the world that yea
-The Kobe quake caused about $100 billion in destruction, according to an calculation by the World Bank, but Japanese trade rebounded within a year, with imports recovering fully and exports back to 85 percent of normal levels. -
hurricane katrina,u.s. (2005)
-Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the worst disasters in the U.S. history
-It made landfall along the Gulf Coast on Aug. 25, 2005. At least 1,836 people died in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods.
-The total damage from Katrina is estimated at $81 billion (2005 U.S. dollars). It also generated the largest single loss in the history of insurance - $41 billion, according to the Insurance Information Institute. -
Sichuan earthquake, China (2008)
-The May 12, 2008, Sichuan earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 magnitude. The quake killed about 70,000 people and left more than 18,000 missing.
- The epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, where almost 4 million people resided.
-The Indian Ocean which caused about 250,000 deaths is not included on this list.
-"A total of about 250,000 deaths in the Indian Ocean Tsunami can never be compared by economic loss." -
Earthquake and tsunami, Japan (2011)
-8,649 people have been confirmed dead and another 13,262 are missing since the 9.0 magintuide quake struck.
-The World Bank on March 21 said that damage might reach $235 billion, while Japan's government had a higher estimate of $309 billion
-The degree of damage caused by the earthquake and resulting tsunami was enormous.
