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China vs United States: Number of significant earthquakes

China
1 events
in 2024
United States
1 events
in 2024
China rank
21st
United States rank
21st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

  • China
  • United States
051015100015122024

How they compare

China currently reports 1 events against 1 events in United States, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 38 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1500 it was United States ahead.

China ranks 21st and United States ranks 21st of 97 countries.

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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.