Fiji vs India: Number of significant earthquakes

Fiji

2 events

in 2018

India

2 events

in 2024

Fiji rank

11th

India rank

11th

Number of significant earthquakes over time

Fiji
India

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 2 events against 2 events in India, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1881 it was India ahead.

Fiji ranks 11th and India ranks 11th of 97 countries.

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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: 07 August 2026

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.