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Fiji vs New Zealand: Number of significant earthquakes

Fiji
2 events
in 2018
New Zealand
2 events
in 2023
Fiji rank
11th
New Zealand rank
11th

Number of significant earthquakes over time

  • Fiji
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

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

Across all 5 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Fiji ranks 11th and New Zealand 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

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.