Congo vs Iraq: Number of significant earthquakes

Congo

1 events

in 2021

Iraq

1 events

in 1991

Congo rank

21st

Iraq rank

21st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

Congo
Iraq

How they compare

Congo currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Iraq, a difference of 0 events.

Congo ranks 21st and Iraq ranks 21st of 97 countries.

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Number of significant earthquakes in Congo
Number of significant earthquakes in Iraq
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.