El Salvador vs Portugal: Number of significant earthquakes

El Salvador
1 events
in 2024
Portugal
1 events
in 1998
El Salvador rank
21st
Portugal rank
21st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Portugal
11.522.53115115872024

How they compare

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

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, El Salvador or Portugal?
El Salvador, at 1 events against 1 events in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between El Salvador and Portugal?
0 events, with El Salvador ahead.
How do El Salvador and Portugal rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
El Salvador ranks 21st and Portugal 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.