Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan: Number of significant earthquakes

Costa Rica
1 events
in 2017
Kazakhstan
1 events
in 2009
Costa Rica rank
21st
Kazakhstan rank
21st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kazakhstan
11.522.53157917982017

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0 events.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and Kazakhstan ranks 21st of 97 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 3 events 3 events 0 events
2000s 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, Costa Rica or Kazakhstan?
Costa Rica, at 1 events against 1 events in Kazakhstan as of 2017.
What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
How do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Kazakhstan 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.