Significant earthquakes in Croatia

Croatia: Significant earthquakes was 2 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2
World rank
11th
of 97 countries
All-time high
2
in 1280
All-time low
1
in 1300
Years of data
47
1280–2020

Significant earthquakes in Croatia, 1280–2020

00.511.52128016502020

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for significant earthquakes in Croatia is 2, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Croatia peaked at 2 in 1280 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1300.

Croatia ranks 11th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Significant earthquakes in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Significant earthquakes in Croatia, 1280 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1280 2 —
1300 1 -50.0%
1323 1 +0.0%
1343 1 +0.0%
1387 1 +0.0%
1390 1 +0.0%
1399 1 +0.0%
1418 1 +0.0%
1451 1 +0.0%
1459 1 +0.0%
1471 1 +0.0%
1479 1 +0.0%
1482 1 +0.0%
1496 1 +0.0%
1502 1 +0.0%
1504 1 +0.0%
1516 2 +100.0%
1520 1 -50.0%
1530 1 +0.0%
1574 1 +0.0%
1590 2 +100.0%
1632 1 -50.0%
1639 1 +0.0%
1648 1 +0.0%
1667 1 +0.0%
1717 1 +0.0%
1721 1 +0.0%
1738 1 +0.0%
1750 1 +0.0%
1757 1 +0.0%
1768 1 +0.0%
1775 1 +0.0%
1823 2 +100.0%
1838 1 -50.0%
1843 1 +0.0%
1850 1 +0.0%
1870 1 +0.0%
1878 1 +0.0%
1880 1 +0.0%
1898 1 +0.0%
1923 1 +0.0%
1942 1 +0.0%
1962 2 +100.0%
1964 1 -50.0%
1970 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
2020 2 +100.0%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1280s 2 2 2 1
1300s 1 1 1 1
1320s 1 1 1 1
1340s 1 1 1 1
1380s 1 1 1 1
1390s 1 1 1 2
1410s 1 1 1 1
1450s 1 1 1 2
1470s 1 1 1 2
1480s 1 1 1 1
1490s 1 1 1 1
1500s 1 1 1 2
1510s 2 2 2 1
1520s 1 1 1 1
1530s 1 1 1 1
1570s 1 1 1 1
1590s 2 2 2 1
1630s 1 1 1 2
1640s 1 1 1 1
1660s 1 1 1 1
1710s 1 1 1 1
1720s 1 1 1 1
1730s 1 1 1 1
1750s 1 1 1 2
1760s 1 1 1 1
1770s 1 1 1 1
1820s 2 2 2 1
1830s 1 1 1 1
1840s 1 1 1 1
1850s 1 1 1 1
1870s 1 1 1 2
1880s 1 1 1 1
1890s 1 1 1 1
1920s 1 1 1 1
1940s 1 1 1 1
1960s 1.5 1 2 2
1970s 1 1 1 1
1990s 1 1 1 1
2020s 2 2 2 1

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 11 Dominican Republic 2 compare
  2. 11 Fiji 2 compare
  3. 11 India 2 compare
  4. 11 Italy 2 compare
  5. 11 New Caledonia 2 compare
  6. 11 New Zealand 2 compare
  7. 11 Nicaragua 2 compare
  8. 11 Trinidad and Tobago 2 compare
  9. 11 Venezuela 2 compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is significant earthquakes in Croatia?
Significant earthquakes in Croatia was 2 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1280.
What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1300.
How does Croatia rank for significant earthquakes?
Croatia ranks 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Significant earthquakes
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
97 places, 4,005 data points, 1000–2024
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