Fiji vs Nicaragua: Number of significant earthquakes

Fiji

2 events

in 2018

Nicaragua

2 events

in 2016

Fiji rank

11th

Nicaragua rank

11th

Number of significant earthquakes over time

Fiji
Nicaragua

How they compare

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

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

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Number of significant earthquakes in Fiji
Number of significant earthquakes in Nicaragua
Full country ranking

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.