Papua New Guinea vs Slovenia: Number of significant earthquakes

Papua New Guinea
1 events
in 2024
Slovenia
1 events
in 2004
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
Slovenia rank
21st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Slovenia
12345100015122024

How they compare

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

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

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Slovenia Difference Ahead
1910s 1.5 events 1 events 0.5 events Papua New Guinea
1970s 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, Papua New Guinea or Slovenia?
Papua New Guinea, at 1 events against 1 events in Slovenia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Papua New Guinea and Slovenia?
0 events, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How do Papua New Guinea and Slovenia rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 21st and Slovenia 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.