Chile vs Ecuador: Number of significant earthquakes
Chile
1 events
in 2024
Ecuador
1 events
in 2023
Chile rank
21st
Ecuador rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Chile
- Ecuador
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Ecuador, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1575 it was Ecuador ahead.
Chile ranks 21st and Ecuador ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 9 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1570s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1680s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1850s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1860s | 4 events | 2 events | 2 events | Chile |
| 1900s | 2 events | 3 events | 1 events | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 0.5 events | Chile |
| 1930s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Chile |
| 1940s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Chile |
| 1950s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Chile |
| 1960s | 3 events | 1 events | 2 events | Chile |
| 1970s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 0.5 events | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.5 events | 2 events | 0.5 events | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.4 events | 1.4 events | 1 events | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Chile or Ecuador?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Chile and Ecuador?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Ecuador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1575 to 2019.
- How do Chile and Ecuador rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Chile ranks 21st and Ecuador 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.