Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Number of significant earthquakes

Bulgaria
1 events
in 2012
Costa Rica
1 events
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
21st
Costa Rica rank
21st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
11.522.53144417302017

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 events.

Bulgaria ranks 21st and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 97 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1900s 1 events 1 events 0 events
2010s 1 events 1 events 0 events

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Bulgaria, at 1 events against 1 events in Costa Rica as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
0 events, with Bulgaria ahead.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
Bulgaria ranks 21st and Costa Rica 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

Indicator
Number of significant earthquakes
Unit
events
Source
National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
97 places, 4,005 data points, 1000–2024
Last refreshed

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.