Significant earthquakes in Guatemala
Guatemala: Significant earthquakes was 1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
2
in 1773
All-time low
1
in 1565
Years of data
39
1565–2022
Significant earthquakes in Guatemala, 1565–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, significant earthquakes in Guatemala stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Guatemala peaked at 2 in 1773 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1565.
That places Guatemala 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Significant earthquakes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1565 | 1 | — |
| 1566 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1576 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1586 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1607 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1689 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1717 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1791 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1816 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1917 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1918 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1979 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -50.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1560s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1570s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1580s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1680s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1770s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is significant earthquakes in Guatemala?
- Significant earthquakes in Guatemala was 1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1773.
- What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1565.
- How does Guatemala rank for significant earthquakes?
- Guatemala ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is significant earthquakes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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