Portugal vs Solomon Islands: Number of significant earthquakes
Portugal
1 events
in 1998
Solomon Islands
1 events
in 2022
Portugal rank
21st
Solomon Islands rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Portugal
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0 events.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 21st and Solomon Islands ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 2 events | 3 events | 1 events | Solomon Islands |
| 1930s | 1 events | 1.33 events | 0.3333 events | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1.5 events | 0.5 events | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Portugal or Solomon Islands?
- Portugal, at 1 events against 1 events in Solomon Islands as of 1998.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Portugal and Solomon Islands?
- 0 events, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Solomon Islands?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1909 to 1988.
- How do Portugal and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Portugal 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.