Table 8--2

The Eight Most Fatal Earthquakes in the United States Since 1900

No. Killed              Location                                                                                   Year

700                        San Francisco (earthquake and fire)                                           1906      

173                        Alaska (earthquake/tsunami hitting                                              1946         

                              Hawaii and California)

120                        Long Beach, California                                                              1933      

117                        Alaska (earthquake/tsunami)                                                      1964 

116                        Puerto Rico                                                                               1918

64                          San Fernando Valley,                                                                1971      

                              California

62                          Loma Prieta, Northern California                                               1989

60                          Northridge, Southern California                                                 1994