Panama vs Solomon Islands: Number of significant earthquakes
Panama
1 events
in 2015
Solomon Islands
1 events
in 2022
Panama rank
21st
Solomon Islands rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Panama
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Panama ranks 21st and Solomon Islands ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Solomon Islands |
| 1950s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 0.5 events | Panama |
| 2010s | 1 events | 3 events | 2 events | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Panama or Solomon Islands?
- Panama, at 1 events against 1 events in Solomon Islands as of 2015.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Panama and Solomon Islands?
- 0 events, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Solomon Islands?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2015.
- How do Panama and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Panama ranks 21st and Solomon Islands 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.