Greece vs Peru: Number of significant earthquakes
Greece
3 events
in 2021
Peru
3 events
in 2024
Greece rank
4th
Peru rank
4th
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Greece
- Peru
How they compare
Greece currently reports 3 events against 3 events in Peru, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1555 it was Peru ahead.
Greece ranks 4th and Peru ranks 4th of 97 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1550s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1600s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1630s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1650s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1820s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1840s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1860s | 1 events | 1.67 events | 0.6667 events | Peru |
| 1870s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 1.67 events | 2 events | 0.3333 events | Peru |
| 1920s | 2 events | 3.5 events | 1.5 events | Peru |
| 1930s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Greece |
| 1940s | 2 events | 1.5 events | 0.5 events | Greece |
| 1950s | 3 events | 1.5 events | 1.5 events | Greece |
| 1960s | 2.2 events | 1.4 events | 0.8 events | Greece |
| 1970s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.4 events | 1.4 events | 1 events | Greece |
| 1990s | 1 events | 1.67 events | 0.6667 events | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.2 events | 2 events | 0.8 events | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.67 events | 2 events | 0.3333 events | Peru |
| 2020s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Greece or Peru?
- Greece, at 3 events against 3 events in Peru as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Greece and Peru?
- 0 events, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Peru?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1555 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Peru rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Greece ranks 4th and Peru 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.