El Salvador vs Pakistan: Number of significant earthquakes

El Salvador
1 events
in 2024
Pakistan
1 events
in 2021
El Salvador rank
21st
Pakistan rank
21st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Pakistan, a difference of 0 events.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 21st of 97 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 1 events 2 events 1 events Pakistan
2010s 1 events 1.2 events 0.2 events Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, El Salvador or Pakistan?
El Salvador, at 1 events against 1 events in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between El Salvador and Pakistan?
0 events, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Pakistan?
6 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and Pakistan rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
El Salvador ranks 21st and Pakistan 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.