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  2. List of disasters by cost - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, the cost is expected to perpetually increase for several thousand years as cleanup operations and the economic impact of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone continue indefinitely. [4] The most expensive natural disaster is the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , costing an estimated $360 billion.

  3. 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia

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    A seismogram recorded in Massachusetts, United States. The magnitude 9.1 (M w) undersea megathrust earthquake occurred on 11 March 2011 at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) in the north-western Pacific Ocean at a relatively shallow depth of 32 km (20 mi), [9] [56] with its epicenter approximately 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku, Japan, lasting approximately six minutes.

  4. List of costliest earthquakes - Wikipedia

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    Event Location Magnitude Adjusted for inflation (year) Historic cost (year) 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami: Japan: 9.1 [1]: $487.6 billion (2024) $360 billion (2013) [2] 2008 Sichuan earthquake

  5. Earthquake scientists are learning warning signs of the 'big ...

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    Scientists recorded a slow-slip event in 2011 before the magnitude-9 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which killed more than 18,000 people and touched off the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

  6. Aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

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    A convoy of fire engines in the tsunami zone. The aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami included both a humanitarian crisis and massive economic impacts. The tsunami created over 300,000 refugees in the Tōhoku region of Japan, and resulted in shortages of food, water, shelter, medicine and fuel for survivors. 15,900 deaths have been confirmed.

  7. List of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku ...

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    This is an alphabetically sorted list of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Cities and towns listed here reported at least US$ 100,000 in damage or at least one death.

  8. List of earthquakes in Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    Hawaii – Western: 6.7: M w: VIII: Several: Significant damage / tsunami / landslides: 1983-11-16: ... Rhett Butler; The 1871 Lāna‘i Earthquake in the Hawaiian ...

  9. 3 Necessary High Costs To Prepare For When Planning a ... - AOL

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    The average cost of a hotel room for four people runs $4,136, according to The Hawaii Vacation Guide. This price applies to a value hotel in the city of Waikiki on the island of Oahu. That price ...