Brazil vs Colombia: Number of significant earthquakes
Brazil
1 events
in 2012
Colombia
1 events
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Colombia rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Colombia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1.5 events | 1.5 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Brazil or Colombia?
- Brazil, at 1 events against 1 events in Colombia as of 2012.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0 events, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2008.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 21st 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.