Italy vs Venezuela: Number of significant earthquakes
Italy
2 events
in 2018
Venezuela
2 events
in 2018
Italy rank
11th
Venezuela rank
11th
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Italy
- Venezuela
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Venezuela, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1786 it was Venezuela ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and Venezuela ranks 11th of 97 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1800s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1810s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1820s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1830s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1850s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Italy |
| 1860s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1870s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Italy |
| 1890s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 3 events | 1 events | 2 events | Italy |
| 1960s | 3 events | 1 events | 2 events | Italy |
| 1990s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Italy |
| 2000s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 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, Italy or Venezuela?
- Italy, at 2 events against 2 events in Venezuela as of 2018.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Italy and Venezuela?
- 0 events, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Venezuela?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1786 to 2018.
- How do Italy and Venezuela rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Italy ranks 11th and Venezuela ranks 11th 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.