Indonesia vs Turkey: Number of significant earthquakes
Indonesia
5 events
in 2024
Turkey
3 events
in 2024
Indonesia rank
1st
Turkey rank
4th
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Indonesia
- Turkey
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 5 events against 3 events in Turkey, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.7 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 47 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1646 it was Turkey ahead.
Indonesia ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 4th of 97 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 13 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1640s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Turkey |
| 1690s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1750s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Indonesia |
| 1830s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1840s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 0.5 events | Indonesia |
| 1850s | 3.75 events | 2 events | 1.75 events | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 1870s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Turkey |
| 1880s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1890s | 1.5 events | 1.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 1900s | 1.75 events | 2.25 events | 0.5 events | Turkey |
| 1910s | 2.33 events | 1.33 events | 1 events | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 2.33 events | 1.67 events | 0.6667 events | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 2 events | 2.33 events | 0.3333 events | Turkey |
| 1940s | 1.5 events | 3 events | 1.5 events | Turkey |
| 1950s | 2.67 events | 1.67 events | 1 events | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 2.5 events | 1.83 events | 0.6667 events | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 3.8 events | 2.4 events | 1.4 events | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 2.8 events | 1.8 events | 1 events | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 2.17 events | 2 events | 0.1667 events | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 6.56 events | 3.33 events | 3.22 events | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 6.5 events | 2 events | 4.5 events | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 4.33 events | 3.67 events | 0.6667 events | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Indonesia or Turkey?
- Indonesia, at 5 events against 3 events in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Indonesia and Turkey?
- 2 events, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Turkey?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1646 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Turkey rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Indonesia ranks 1st and Turkey 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.