Peru vs Philippines: Number of significant earthquakes
Peru
3 events
in 2024
Philippines
3 events
in 2023
Peru rank
4th
Philippines rank
4th
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Peru
- Philippines
How they compare
Peru currently reports 3 events against 3 events in Philippines, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 4th and Philippines ranks 4th of 97 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 10 and Philippines in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Peru |
| 1610s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1650s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1690s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1710s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Peru |
| 1740s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1820s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1840s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1850s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Philippines |
| 1860s | 2 events | 1.5 events | 0.5 events | Peru |
| 1870s | 1.33 events | 1.67 events | 0.3333 events | Philippines |
| 1890s | 1 events | 7 events | 6 events | Philippines |
| 1900s | 1.5 events | 2.5 events | 1 events | Philippines |
| 1910s | 1.67 events | 1.33 events | 0.3333 events | Peru |
| 1920s | 2.67 events | 2.67 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 0.3333 events | Peru |
| 1940s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 0.3333 events | Peru |
| 1950s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Peru |
| 1970s | 2.5 events | 3 events | 0.5 events | Philippines |
| 1980s | 1.25 events | 1.75 events | 0.5 events | Philippines |
| 1990s | 2.33 events | 2 events | 0.3333 events | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.25 events | 1.25 events | 1 events | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.75 events | 3.38 events | 1.62 events | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2.67 events | 1.33 events | 1.33 events | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Peru or Philippines?
- Peru, at 3 events against 3 events in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Peru and Philippines?
- 0 events, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Philippines?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2022.
- How do Peru and Philippines rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Peru ranks 4th and Philippines ranks 4th 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.