Philippines vs Turkey: Number of significant earthquakes
Philippines
3 events
in 2023
Turkey
3 events
in 2024
Philippines rank
4th
Turkey rank
4th
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Philippines
- Turkey
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 3 events against 3 events in Turkey, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1648 it was Turkey ahead.
Philippines ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 4th of 97 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1640s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1650s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1740s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Philippines |
| 1750s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1840s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1850s | 1.5 events | 2 events | 0.5 events | Turkey |
| 1860s | 1.5 events | 1.25 events | 0.25 events | Philippines |
| 1870s | 1.75 events | 1.5 events | 0.25 events | Philippines |
| 1880s | 2.5 events | 3 events | 0.5 events | Turkey |
| 1890s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 0.5 events | Philippines |
| 1900s | 1.4 events | 2.2 events | 0.8 events | Turkey |
| 1910s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 2.25 events | 1.75 events | 0.5 events | Philippines |
| 1930s | 1 events | 3 events | 2 events | Turkey |
| 1940s | 1.33 events | 3 events | 1.67 events | Turkey |
| 1950s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Turkey |
| 1960s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Turkey |
| 1970s | 1.8 events | 2.6 events | 0.8 events | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.33 events | 1.33 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1.8 events | 2.2 events | 0.4 events | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.43 events | 3.14 events | 1.71 events | Turkey |
| 2010s | 4.6 events | 2.2 events | 2.4 events | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2 events | 4 events | 2 events | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Philippines or Turkey?
- Philippines, at 3 events against 3 events in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Philippines and Turkey?
- 0 events, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Turkey?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1648 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Turkey rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Philippines ranks 4th and Turkey 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.