Significant earthquakes in Cuba

Cuba: Significant earthquakes was 1 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
1
in 1678
All-time low
1
in 1678
Years of data
15
1678–2024

Significant earthquakes in Cuba, 1678–2024

00.20.40.60.811678185120241678: 11682: 11693: 11760: 11766: 11775: 11810: 11826: 11852: 11880: 11932: 11939: 11992: 12020: 12024: 1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for significant earthquakes in Cuba is 1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Cuba peaked at 1 in 1678 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1678.

Cuba ranks 21st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Significant earthquakes in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Significant earthquakes in Cuba, 1678 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1678 1 —
1682 1 +0.0%
1693 1 +0.0%
1760 1 +0.0%
1766 1 +0.0%
1775 1 +0.0%
1810 1 +0.0%
1826 1 +0.0%
1852 1 +0.0%
1880 1 +0.0%
1932 1 +0.0%
1939 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1670s 1 1 1 1
1680s 1 1 1 1
1690s 1 1 1 1
1760s 1 1 1 2
1770s 1 1 1 1
1810s 1 1 1 1
1820s 1 1 1 1
1850s 1 1 1 1
1880s 1 1 1 1
1930s 1 1 1 2
1990s 1 1 1 1
2020s 1 1 1 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is significant earthquakes in Cuba?
Significant earthquakes in Cuba was 1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1678.
What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1678.
How does Cuba rank for significant earthquakes?
Cuba ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Cuba 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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