Greece vs Philippines: Number of significant earthquakes
Greece
3 events
in 2021
Philippines
3 events
in 2023
Greece rank
4th
Philippines rank
4th
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Greece
- Philippines
How they compare
Greece currently reports 3 events against 3 events in Philippines, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1636 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 4th and Philippines ranks 4th of 97 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 10 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1630s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Greece |
| 1650s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1660s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1760s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1770s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1840s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1850s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1860s | 1.8 events | 1.4 events | 0.4 events | Greece |
| 1870s | 2 events | 1.67 events | 0.3333 events | Greece |
| 1880s | 1.75 events | 1.75 events | 0 events | — |
| 1890s | 2.67 events | 1.33 events | 1.33 events | Greece |
| 1900s | 1.25 events | 1.25 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 1.25 events | 1.75 events | 0.5 events | Philippines |
| 1920s | 1.67 events | 2.67 events | 1 events | Philippines |
| 1930s | 2 events | 1.5 events | 0.5 events | Greece |
| 1940s | 2.5 events | 1.5 events | 1 events | Greece |
| 1950s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Greece |
| 1960s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 0.5 events | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.75 events | 1.25 events | 0.5 events | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.67 events | 2 events | 0.3333 events | Philippines |
| 1990s | 1.25 events | 2 events | 0.75 events | Philippines |
| 2000s | 1.38 events | 1.38 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 1.8 events | 4 events | 2.2 events | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2 events | 1 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 Philippines?
- Greece, at 3 events against 3 events in Philippines as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Greece and Philippines?
- 0 events, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Philippines?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1636 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Philippines rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Greece ranks 4th and Philippines 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.