Japan vs Philippines: Number of significant earthquakes
Japan
3 events
in 2024
Philippines
3 events
in 2023
Japan rank
4th
Philippines rank
4th
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3 events against 3 events in Philippines, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1619 it was Philippines ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and Philippines ranks 4th of 97 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 13 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1610s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1670s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Japan |
| 1730s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1770s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1820s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Japan |
| 1830s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Philippines |
| 1850s | 2.5 events | 1 events | 1.5 events | Japan |
| 1860s | 1 events | 1.5 events | 0.5 events | Philippines |
| 1870s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 1880s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Philippines |
| 1890s | 2 events | 2.6 events | 0.6 events | Philippines |
| 1900s | 4 events | 1.33 events | 2.67 events | Japan |
| 1910s | 1.5 events | 1.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 1.33 events | 2.5 events | 1.17 events | Philippines |
| 1930s | 2.5 events | 1.5 events | 1 events | Japan |
| 1940s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 0.5 events | Japan |
| 1960s | 5 events | 1 events | 4 events | Japan |
| 1970s | 2 events | 1.8 events | 0.2 events | Japan |
| 1980s | 4 events | 1.5 events | 2.5 events | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.75 events | 2 events | 0.75 events | Japan |
| 2000s | 4 events | 1.38 events | 2.62 events | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.12 events | 3.38 events | 0.25 events | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2.33 events | 2 events | 0.3333 events | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Japan or Philippines?
- Japan, at 3 events against 3 events in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Japan and Philippines?
- 0 events, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1619 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Japan 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.