Chile vs Colombia: Number of significant earthquakes
Chile
1 events
in 2024
Colombia
1 events
in 2024
Chile rank
21st
Colombia rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Colombia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1751 it was Colombia ahead.
Chile ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 7 and Colombia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1790s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1840s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1850s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Chile |
| 1860s | 5 events | 1 events | 4 events | Chile |
| 1870s | 5 events | 1 events | 4 events | Chile |
| 1880s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1900s | 2 events | 2.5 events | 0.5 events | Colombia |
| 1920s | 2 events | 1.5 events | 0.5 events | Chile |
| 1930s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 1.33 events | 1.33 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 1.25 events | 1.5 events | 0.25 events | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.67 events | 1.33 events | 0.3333 events | Chile |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 2.5 events | 1.5 events | 1 events | Chile |
| 2010s | 3 events | 1 events | 2 events | Chile |
| 2020s | 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, Chile or Colombia?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Chile and Colombia?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1751 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Chile 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.