Russia vs Solomon Islands: Number of significant earthquakes
Russia
1 events
in 2024
Solomon Islands
1 events
in 2022
Russia rank
21st
Solomon Islands rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Russia
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Russia ranks 21st and Solomon Islands ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 2 events | 1.25 events | 0.75 events | Russia |
| 1960s | 2.25 events | 1.75 events | 0.5 events | Russia |
| 1970s | 2 events | 1.5 events | 0.5 events | Russia |
| 1980s | 1.5 events | 1.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1.5 events | 1.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 2 events | 1.33 events | 0.6667 events | Russia |
| 2010s | 2.5 events | 2 events | 0.5 events | Russia |
| 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, Russia or Solomon Islands?
- Russia, at 1 events against 1 events in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Russia and Solomon Islands?
- 0 events, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Solomon Islands?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2022.
- How do Russia and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Russia 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.