Number of significant earthquakes by country
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.
What the numbers show
Number of significant earthquakes is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 5 events in Indonesia; the lowest is 1 events in Egypt.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 events, and the mean is 1.36 events.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Afghanistan (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in China (down 88.9%).
Number of significant earthquakes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 5 events | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 4 events | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Ukraine | 4 events | 1927 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Philippines | 3 events | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 events | 2022 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Iran | 3 events | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 3 events | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 4 | Peru | 3 events | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 events | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Greece | 3 events | 2021 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Croatia | 2 events | 2020 | — | rising |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 2 events | 2003 | — | rising |
| 11 | India | 2 events | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 events | 2006 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 2 events | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 11 | Venezuela | 2 events | 2018 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 11 | New Zealand | 2 events | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Nicaragua | 2 events | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 11 | New Caledonia | 2 events | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Fiji | 2 events | 2018 | — | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 1 events | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 21 | North Korea | 1 events | 1727 | — | flat |
| 21 | Rwanda | 1 events | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 1 events | 1998 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 1 events | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Panama | 1 events | 2015 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Pakistan | 1 events | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Nepal | 1 events | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mongolia | 1 events | 1974 | unchanged | falling |
| 21 | Montenegro | 1 events | 2018 | — | falling |
| 21 | Tanzania | 1 events | 2019 | — | flat |
| 21 | Antarctica | 1 events | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Taiwan | 1 events | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 21 | South Africa | 1 events | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Yemen | 1 events | 1991 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Samoa | 1 events | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Vanuatu | 1 events | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 21 | Vietnam | 1 events | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 1 events | 2011 | — | rising |
| 21 | United States | 1 events | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Romania | 1 events | 2004 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 21 | Tunisia | 1 events | 1962 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Tonga | 1 events | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Turkmenistan | 1 events | 2000 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 1 events | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Syria | 1 events | 2024 | — | flat |
| 21 | Slovenia | 1 events | 2004 | — | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 1 events | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | El Salvador | 1 events | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Solomon Islands | 1 events | 2022 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 events | 2015 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Russia | 1 events | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Brazil | 1 events | 2012 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Algeria | 1 events | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Germany | 1 events | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Cuba | 1 events | 2024 | — | flat |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 1 events | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 1 events | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Congo | 1 events | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | China | 1 events | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Chile | 1 events | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Switzerland | 1 events | 2006 | — | falling |
| 21 | Canada | 1 events | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 1 events | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Bolivia | 1 events | 1998 | — | rising |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 events | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 1 events | 2012 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 1 events | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 1 events | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Austria | 1 events | 2024 | — | flat |
| 21 | Australia | 1 events | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Armenia | 1 events | 1998 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 1 events | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Albania | 1 events | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 21 | Honduras | 1 events | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 1 events | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Morocco | 1 events | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Lebanon | 1 events | 2008 | — | flat |
| 21 | South Korea | 1 events | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 1 events | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Jamaica | 1 events | 1988 | — | falling |
| 21 | Israel | 1 events | 1927 | — | flat |
| 21 | Iceland | 1 events | 2008 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 21 | Iraq | 1 events | 1991 | — | falling |
| 21 | Haiti | 1 events | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 21 | Myanmar | 1 events | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 21 | Guatemala | 1 events | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Ghana | 1 events | 1939 | — | flat |
| 21 | Georgia | 1 events | 2009 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 1 events | 2008 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | France | 1 events | 2023 | — | rising |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 1 events | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Spain | 1 events | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Eritrea | 1 events | 1921 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Egypt | 1 events | 2002 | unchanged | flat |
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.