Greece vs Japan: Number of significant earthquakes
Greece
3 events
in 2021
Japan
3 events
in 2024
Greece rank
4th
Japan rank
4th
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Greece
- Japan
How they compare
Greece currently reports 3 events against 3 events in Japan, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1633 it was Japan ahead.
Greece ranks 4th and Japan ranks 4th of 97 countries.
Across the 30 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 8 and Japan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1630s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1660s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Japan |
| 1700s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1710s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Greece |
| 1720s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1750s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1760s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1770s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1790s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1800s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Greece |
| 1810s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1840s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1850s | 1.33 events | 2 events | 0.6667 events | Japan |
| 1860s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 0.3333 events | Greece |
| 1870s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Japan |
| 1880s | 2.5 events | 1 events | 1.5 events | Greece |
| 1890s | 2.2 events | 1.6 events | 0.6 events | Greece |
| 1900s | 1 events | 3.33 events | 2.33 events | Japan |
| 1910s | 1.4 events | 1.6 events | 0.2 events | Japan |
| 1920s | 1.4 events | 1.8 events | 0.4 events | Japan |
| 1930s | 1.2 events | 4.2 events | 3 events | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.67 events | 1.33 events | 0.3333 events | Greece |
| 1950s | 2.67 events | 1.33 events | 1.33 events | Greece |
| 1960s | 2.5 events | 3.75 events | 1.25 events | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.8 events | 2 events | 0.2 events | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.75 events | 3.25 events | 0.5 events | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.2 events | 3 events | 1.8 events | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.44 events | 3.89 events | 2.44 events | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.67 events | 2.83 events | 1.17 events | Japan |
| 2020s | 3 events | 2 events | 1 events | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Greece or Japan?
- Greece, at 3 events against 3 events in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Greece and Japan?
- 0 events, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1633 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Japan rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Greece ranks 4th and Japan ranks 4th 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
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.