Papua New Guinea vs Serbia: Number of significant earthquakes

Papua New Guinea
1 events
in 2024
Serbia
1 events
in 2015
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
Serbia rank
21st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Serbia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Serbia ahead.

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

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Serbia Difference Ahead
1920s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1980s 1.5 events 1 events 0.5 events Papua New Guinea
1990s 1 events 1 events 0 events
2000s 3 events 1 events 2 events Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.5 events 1 events 0.5 events Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Papua New Guinea or Serbia?
Papua New Guinea, at 1 events against 1 events in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Papua New Guinea and Serbia?
0 events, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Serbia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2015.
How do Papua New Guinea and Serbia rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 21st and Serbia 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.