Kazakhstan vs Kyrgyzstan: Number of significant earthquakes
Kazakhstan
1 events
in 2009
Kyrgyzstan
1 events
in 2015
Kazakhstan rank
21st
Kyrgyzstan rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0 events.
Kazakhstan ranks 21st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 1 events against 1 events in Kyrgyzstan as of 2009.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0 events, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How do Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 21st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 21st 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.