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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Earthquakes that affected the most people in the United States from 1900 to 2016
Date, Location
Number of people affected
January 17, 1994 - Los Angeles, California
27,000
September 3, 2000 - Near Younville, California
25,174
October 18, 1989 - San Francisco, California
3,757
October 15, 2006 - Hawaii Islands
3,529
August 24, 2014 - San Francisco, California
3,250
September 21, 1993 - Klamath Falls, Oregon
3,000
October 1, 1987 - Los Angeles-Whittier, California
2,200
February 20, 2008 - Nevada
2,103
May 2, 1983 - Coalinga area, California
1,545
February 9, 1971 - San Fernando, California
1,000
January 10, 2010 - Arcata, Beyview, Cutten, California
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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 Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/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. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/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. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/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." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237588/earthquakes-that-affected-the-most-people-in-the-us/ (last visited July 06, 2025)
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: https://www.statista.com/statistics/237588/earthquakes-that-affected-the-most-people-in-the-us/
