Bulgaria vs China: Number of significant earthquakes
Bulgaria
1 events
in 2012
China
1 events
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
21st
China rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Bulgaria
- China
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 events against 1 events in China, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1641 it was China ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 21st and China ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1640s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1750s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1900s | 1.67 events | 1 events | 0.6667 events | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | China |
| 1920s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1 events | 11 events | 10 events | China |
| 2010s | 1 events | 6 events | 5 events | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Bulgaria or China?
- Bulgaria, at 1 events against 1 events in China as of 2012.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Bulgaria and China?
- 0 events, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1641 to 2012.
- How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st and China 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.