Panama vs United States: Number of significant earthquakes

Panama
1 events
in 2015
United States
1 events
in 2024
Panama rank
21st
United States rank
21st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

  • Panama
  • United States
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1 events against 1 events in United States, a difference of 0 events.

Across all 15 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 21st and United States ranks 21st of 97 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama United States Difference Ahead
1870s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1880s 1 events 3 events 2 events United States
1900s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1910s 1 events 2 events 1 events United States
1930s 1 events 2 events 1 events United States
1960s 2 events 2 events 0 events
1970s 1 events 2 events 1 events United States
1990s 1 events 2 events 1 events United States
2000s 1.17 events 2.5 events 1.33 events United States
2010s 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, Panama or United States?
Panama, at 1 events against 1 events in United States as of 2015.
What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Panama and United States?
0 events, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?
15 years are reported by both, from 1873 to 2015.
How do Panama and United States rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
Panama ranks 21st and United States 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.