<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="9"> List of disasters by cost </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cost in billions USD </Th> <Th> Cost ( 2017 - 2018 ) </Th> <Th> Fatalities </Th> <Th> Event </Th> <Th> Type </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Nation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $360 </Td> <Td> $411.3 </Td> <Td> 15894 </Td> <Td> 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami </Td> <Td> Earthquake , Tsunami </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $197 </Td> <Td> $329.8 </Td> <Td> 5502 -- 6434 </Td> <Td> Great Hanshin earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $148 </Td> <Td> $176.4 </Td> <Td> 87587 </Td> <Td> 2008 Sichuan earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $125 </Td> <Td> $164.9 </Td> <Td> 1245 -- 1836 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Katrina </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $125 </Td> <Td> $129.5 </Td> <Td> 107 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Harvey </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ≥ $91.6 </Td> <Td> ≥ $94.9 </Td> <Td> 146 -- 8498 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Maria </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> North America ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $68.7 </Td> <Td> $76.3 </Td> <Td> 233 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Sandy </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> North America ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $64.8 </Td> <Td> $66.5 </Td> <Td> 134 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Irma </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> North America ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $60 -- $100 </Td> <Td> $69.7 -- $116.1 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Deepwater Horizon oil spill </Td> <Td> Contamination ( Oil ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $53.25 </Td> <Td> $115.8 </Td> <Td> 4800 -- 17000 </Td> <Td> 1988 -- 89 North American drought </Td> <Td> Drought </Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> United States , Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $49.6 -- $56.1 </Td> <Td> $53.3 -- $60.3 </Td> <Td> 104 </Td> <Td> 2012 -- 13 North American drought </Td> <Td> Drought </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> United States , Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $49 </Td> <Td> $81 </Td> <Td> 57 </Td> <Td> 1994 Northridge earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $45.7 </Td> <Td> $49.8 </Td> <Td> 815 </Td> <Td> 2011 Thailand floods </Td> <Td> Flood </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Thailand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $40 </Td> <Td> $115.5 </Td> <Td> 2483 -- 4900 </Td> <Td> 1980 Irpinia earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $40 </Td> <Td> $44.6 </Td> <Td> 185 </Td> <Td> 2011 Christchurch earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $50 -- $433 </Td> <Td> $113 -- ~ $700 </Td> <Td> 31 -- 46 </Td> <Td> Chernobyl disaster </Td> <Td> Contamination ( Radiation ) </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Soviet Union ( , ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $38 </Td> <Td> $43.3 </Td> <Td> 214 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Ike </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> North America ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $28 </Td> <Td> $36.2 </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> 2004 Chūetsu earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $27.4 </Td> <Td> $34.4 </Td> <Td> 87 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Wilma </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> North America ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $27.3 </Td> <Td> $47.6 </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Andrew </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $26.1 </Td> <Td> $33.9 </Td> <Td> 124 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Ivan </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> North America ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $21.8 -- $135 </Td> <Td> $30.2 -- $186.9 </Td> <Td> 2996 </Td> <Td> September 11 terrorist attacks </Td> <Td> Terror attack </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $18.5 </Td> <Td> $23.2 </Td> <Td> 97 -- 125 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Rita </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $19.2 </Td> <Td> $24.6 </Td> <Td> 110 </Td> <Td> 2002 European floods </Td> <Td> Flood </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Central Europe ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $17.6 </Td> <Td> $23.9 </Td> <Td> 140 </Td> <Td> Cyclones Lothar and Martin </Td> <Td> European windstorm </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Western Europe ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $16.9 </Td> <Td> $21.9 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="9"> List of disasters by cost </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cost in billions USD </Th> <Th> Cost ( 2017 - 2018 ) </Th> <Th> Fatalities </Th> <Th> Event </Th> <Th> Type </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Nation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $360 </Td> <Td> $411.3 </Td> <Td> 15894 </Td> <Td> 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami </Td> <Td> Earthquake , Tsunami </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $197 </Td> <Td> $329.8 </Td> <Td> 5502 -- 6434 </Td> <Td> Great Hanshin earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $148 </Td> <Td> $176.4 </Td> <Td> 87587 </Td> <Td> 2008 Sichuan earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $125 </Td> <Td> $164.9 </Td> <Td> 1245 -- 1836 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Katrina </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $125 </Td> <Td> $129.5 </Td> <Td> 107 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Harvey </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ≥ $91.6 </Td> <Td> ≥ $94.9 </Td> <Td> 146 -- 8498 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Maria </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> North America ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $68.7 </Td> <Td> $76.3 </Td> <Td> 233 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Sandy </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> North America ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $64.8 </Td> <Td> $66.5 </Td> <Td> 134 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Irma </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> North America ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $60 -- $100 </Td> <Td> $69.7 -- $116.1 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Deepwater Horizon oil spill </Td> <Td> Contamination ( Oil ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $53.25 </Td> <Td> $115.8 </Td> <Td> 4800 -- 17000 </Td> <Td> 1988 -- 89 North American drought </Td> <Td> Drought </Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> United States , Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $49.6 -- $56.1 </Td> <Td> $53.3 -- $60.3 </Td> <Td> 104 </Td> <Td> 2012 -- 13 North American drought </Td> <Td> Drought </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> United States , Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $49 </Td> <Td> $81 </Td> <Td> 57 </Td> <Td> 1994 Northridge earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $45.7 </Td> <Td> $49.8 </Td> <Td> 815 </Td> <Td> 2011 Thailand floods </Td> <Td> Flood </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Thailand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $40 </Td> <Td> $115.5 </Td> <Td> 2483 -- 4900 </Td> <Td> 1980 Irpinia earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $40 </Td> <Td> $44.6 </Td> <Td> 185 </Td> <Td> 2011 Christchurch earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $50 -- $433 </Td> <Td> $113 -- ~ $700 </Td> <Td> 31 -- 46 </Td> <Td> Chernobyl disaster </Td> <Td> Contamination ( Radiation ) </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Soviet Union ( , ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $38 </Td> <Td> $43.3 </Td> <Td> 214 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Ike </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> North America ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $28 </Td> <Td> $36.2 </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> 2004 Chūetsu earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $27.4 </Td> <Td> $34.4 </Td> <Td> 87 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Wilma </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> North America ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $27.3 </Td> <Td> $47.6 </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Andrew </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $26.1 </Td> <Td> $33.9 </Td> <Td> 124 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Ivan </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> North America ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $21.8 -- $135 </Td> <Td> $30.2 -- $186.9 </Td> <Td> 2996 </Td> <Td> September 11 terrorist attacks </Td> <Td> Terror attack </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $18.5 </Td> <Td> $23.2 </Td> <Td> 97 -- 125 </Td> <Td> Hurricane Rita </Td> <Td> Tropical cyclone </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $19.2 </Td> <Td> $24.6 </Td> <Td> 110 </Td> <Td> 2002 European floods </Td> <Td> Flood </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Central Europe ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $17.6 </Td> <Td> $23.9 </Td> <Td> 140 </Td> <Td> Cyclones Lothar and Martin </Td> <Td> European windstorm </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Western Europe ( , , , others ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $16.9 </Td> <Td> $21.9 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td>
what is the costliest natural disaster in us history
what is the costliest natural disaster in us history
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina