Greece vs Indonesia: Number of significant earthquakes

Greece
3 events
in 2021
Indonesia
5 events
in 2024
Greece rank
4th
Indonesia rank
1st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

  • Greece
  • Indonesia
02.557.51012.5115315882024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 5 events against 3 events in Greece, a difference of 2 events.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.7 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1629 it was Indonesia ahead.

Greece ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 1st of 97 countries.

Across the 26 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Indonesia in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Indonesia Difference Ahead
1620s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1630s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1670s 1 events 2.5 events 1.5 events Indonesia
1720s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1770s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1810s 2 events 2 events 0 events
1820s 1.5 events 1 events 0.5 events Greece
1840s 1 events 1.67 events 0.6667 events Indonesia
1850s 1.5 events 1.5 events 0 events
1860s 2 events 2.25 events 0.25 events Indonesia
1870s 2 events 1 events 1 events Greece
1880s 1.2 events 1.6 events 0.4 events Indonesia
1890s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1900s 1 events 1.25 events 0.25 events Indonesia
1910s 1.67 events 1.67 events 0 events
1920s 1 events 2.5 events 1.5 events Indonesia
1930s 1.33 events 2.17 events 0.8333 events Indonesia
1940s 2 events 1.33 events 0.6667 events Greece
1950s 2 events 2 events 0 events
1960s 2.25 events 2 events 0.25 events Greece
1970s 1.67 events 3.67 events 2 events Indonesia
1980s 2.33 events 2 events 0.3333 events Greece
1990s 1.2 events 2.4 events 1.2 events Indonesia
2000s 1.44 events 6.78 events 5.33 events Indonesia
2010s 1.67 events 6.17 events 4.5 events Indonesia
2020s 2 events 4.5 events 2.5 events Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Greece or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 5 events against 3 events in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Greece and Indonesia?
2 events, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Indonesia?
83 years are reported by both, from 1629 to 2021.
How do Greece and Indonesia rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
Greece ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 1st 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.