Japan vs Turkey: Number of significant earthquakes
Japan
3 events
in 2024
Turkey
3 events
in 2024
Japan rank
4th
Turkey rank
4th
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3 events against 3 events in Turkey, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1408 it was Turkey ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 4th of 97 countries.
Across the 26 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 12 and Turkey in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1640s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Turkey |
| 1660s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1700s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Japan |
| 1710s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1760s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Turkey |
| 1770s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1830s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1850s | 2 events | 2.5 events | 0.5 events | Turkey |
| 1860s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Turkey |
| 1870s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 0.5 events | Japan |
| 1880s | 1 events | 3 events | 2 events | Turkey |
| 1890s | 1.75 events | 1.25 events | 0.5 events | Japan |
| 1900s | 3.25 events | 2 events | 1.25 events | Japan |
| 1910s | 2 events | 1.25 events | 0.75 events | Japan |
| 1920s | 1 events | 1.6 events | 0.6 events | Turkey |
| 1930s | 5.67 events | 2.33 events | 3.33 events | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.33 events | 2.67 events | 1.33 events | Turkey |
| 1950s | 1.75 events | 2 events | 0.25 events | Turkey |
| 1960s | 5 events | 1.8 events | 3.2 events | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.83 events | 1.67 events | 0.1667 events | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.33 events | 1.67 events | 2.67 events | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.5 events | 1 events | 1.5 events | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.22 events | 3.33 events | 0.8889 events | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.17 events | 2 events | 1.17 events | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.5 events | 3.5 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Japan or Turkey?
- Japan, at 3 events against 3 events in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Japan and Turkey?
- 0 events, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1408 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Japan ranks 4th 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.