How Much Money Is Payed For Pay For Earthquake

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How much money is spent for pay for a earthquake?
Every earthquake is different so the amount of money will change. The most expensive earthquake and tsunami was in japan the cost was estimated around $300 billion and the damage was horrendous all the damage happened in the town of Nippion Oil in 2011

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