Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Number of significant earthquakes
Papua New Guinea
1 events
in 2024
Solomon Islands
1 events
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
Solomon Islands rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 21st and Solomon Islands ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 1 events | 1.5 events | 0.5 events | Solomon Islands |
| 1950s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 2.5 events | 1.5 events | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 1.5 events | 2.5 events | 1 events | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 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 Solomon Islands?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 events against 1 events in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 0 events, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Papua New Guinea 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.