Bulgaria vs Russia: Number of significant earthquakes

Bulgaria
1 events
in 2012
Russia
1 events
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
21st
Russia rank
21st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Russia
02468144417342024

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Russia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 21st and Russia ranks 21st of 97 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Russia Difference Ahead
1850s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1900s 1.67 events 2 events 0.3333 events Russia
1910s 1 events 2 events 1 events Russia
2000s 1 events 2.5 events 1.5 events Russia
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 Russia?
Bulgaria, at 1 events against 1 events in Russia as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Bulgaria and Russia?
0 events, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2012.
How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
Bulgaria ranks 21st and Russia 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.