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Earthquakes that caused the most fatalities in the United States 1900-2016

Ten earthquakes that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900-2016

The data displays the ten earthquakes in the U.S. 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.

San Francisco, California (April 18, 1906) 2000
Aleutian Islands, Alaska (April 1, 1946) 165
Prince William Sound, Alaska (March 28, 1964) 131
Long Beach, California (March 11, 1933) 116
Mona Passage (October 11, 1918) 116
San Fernando, California (February 9, 1971) 65
Santa Cruz County, California (October 18, 1989) 62
Chile, South America (May 22, 1960) 61
Northridge, California (January 17, 1994) 60
Hebgen Lake, Montana (August 18, 1959) 28

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