Ecuador vs Panama: Number of significant earthquakes
Ecuador
1 events
in 2023
Panama
1 events
in 2015
Ecuador rank
21st
Panama rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Panama, a difference of 0 events.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 21st and Panama ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 1 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, Ecuador or Panama?
- Ecuador, at 1 events against 1 events in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0 events, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2009.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Ecuador ranks 21st and Panama 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.