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This list of United States natural disasters is a list of notable natural disasters that occurred in the United States after 1816. Due to inflation, the monetary damage estimates are not comparable. Unless otherwise noted, the year given is the year in which the currency's valuation was calculated.
A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc.
Natural disasters by year (304 C) * Transport disasters by year (44 C) Explosions by year (140 C) Fires by year (190 C) Lists of disasters by year (4 C) +
This list of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States, or incidents outside of the United States in which a number of U.S. citizens were killed. Domestic deaths due to war in America are included except the American Civil War.
Landslides by year (70 C) Tornadoes by ... Natural disasters in the United States by year (166 C) 0–9. 1600 natural disasters (1 P) 1605 natural disasters (3 P ...
Fires in the United States by year (117 C) Natural disasters in the United States by year (166 C) 0–9. 1776 disasters in the United States (1 P)
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...
2020 natural disasters in the United States (2 C, 25 P) 2021 natural disasters in the United States (3 C, 21 P) 2022 natural disasters in the United States (5 C, 19 P)