Afghanistan vs Mexico: Number of significant earthquakes
Afghanistan
4 events
in 2023
Mexico
3 events
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
2nd
Mexico rank
4th
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Afghanistan
- Mexico
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4 events against 3 events in Mexico, a difference of 1 events.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Mexico ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Mexico ranks 4th of 97 countries.
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About this data
A significant earthquake meets at least one of the following: caused deaths, moderate damage ($1 million or more), a magnitude 7.5 or greater, Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) X or greater, or generated a tsunami. Due to data availability, recent data will be more complete than older historical estimates.