Kazakhstan vs Papua New Guinea: Number of significant earthquakes

Kazakhstan
1 events
in 2009
Papua New Guinea
1 events
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
21st
Papua New Guinea rank
21st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.

Kazakhstan ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 97 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1990s 3 events 1 events 2 events Kazakhstan
2000s 1 events 1 events 0 events

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Kazakhstan or Papua New Guinea?
Kazakhstan, at 1 events against 1 events in Papua New Guinea as of 2009.
What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea?
0 events, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How do Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
Kazakhstan ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea 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

Indicator
Number of significant earthquakes
Unit
events
Source
National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
97 places, 4,005 data points, 1000–2024
Last refreshed

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.