Portugal vs Russia: Number of significant earthquakes
Portugal
1 events
in 1998
Russia
1 events
in 2024
Portugal rank
21st
Russia rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Portugal
- Russia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Russia, a difference of 0 events.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 21st and Russia ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1760s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1840s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1850s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 1 events | 3 events | 2 events | Russia |
| 1960s | 1 events | 1.33 events | 0.3333 events | Russia |
| 1970s | 1 events | 3 events | 2 events | Russia |
| 1980s | 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, Portugal or Russia?
- Portugal, at 1 events against 1 events in Russia as of 1998.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Portugal and Russia?
- 0 events, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Russia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1761 to 1989.
- How do Portugal and Russia rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Portugal ranks 21st and Russia 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.