Afghanistan vs Peru: Number of significant earthquakes
Afghanistan
4 events
in 2023
Peru
3 events
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
2nd
Peru rank
4th
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Afghanistan
- Peru
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4 events against 3 events in Peru, a difference of 1 events.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Peru ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Peru ranks 4th of 97 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Peru |
| 1930s | 1 events | 1.5 events | 0.5 events | Peru |
| 1970s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 2 events | 2.33 events | 0.3333 events | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.25 events | 2.75 events | 1.5 events | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.5 events | 1.67 events | 0.1667 events | Peru |
| 2020s | 3 events | 4 events | 1 events | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Afghanistan or Peru?
- Afghanistan, at 4 events against 3 events in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Afghanistan and Peru?
- 1 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Peru?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Peru rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Peru ranks 4th of 97 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of significant earthquakes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.