Ecuador vs Tonga: Number of significant earthquakes
Ecuador
1 events
in 2023
Tonga
1 events
in 2023
Ecuador rank
21st
Tonga rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Ecuador
- Tonga
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Tonga, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Tonga ahead.
Ecuador ranks 21st and Tonga ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 0.5 events | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Ecuador or Tonga?
- Ecuador, at 1 events against 1 events in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Ecuador and Tonga?
- 0 events, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Tonga?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Tonga rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Ecuador ranks 21st and Tonga 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.
Individual pages
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.