Number of significant earthquakes in Philippines
Philippines: Number of significant earthquakes was 3 events in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3 events
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
4th
of 97 countries
All-time high
9 events
in 2019
All-time low
1 events
in 1599
Years of data
143
1599–2023
Number of significant earthquakes in Philippines, 1599–2023
Source: National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in events.
Analysis
In 2023, number of significant earthquakes in Philippines stood at 3 events.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of significant earthquakes in Philippines peaked at 9 events in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 events, in 1599.
That places Philippines 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of significant earthquakes in Philippines, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1599 | 1 events | — |
| 1600 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1601 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1610 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1619 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1620 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1627 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1628 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1636 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1641 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1645 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1648 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1653 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1658 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1665 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1675 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1677 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1699 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1716 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1721 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1728 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1735 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1743 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1744 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1747 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1749 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1796 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1811 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1828 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1830 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1840 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1852 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1853 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1855 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1865 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1866 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1870 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1871 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1872 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1879 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 3 events | +200.0% |
| 1881 | 2 events | -33.3% |
| 1885 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1890 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1893 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1894 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1895 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1897 | 7 events | +600.0% |
| 1901 | 2 events | -71.4% |
| 1902 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1905 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 4 events | +300.0% |
| 1908 | 1 events | -75.0% |
| 1909 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1912 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1913 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1916 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1917 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 3 events | +200.0% |
| 1919 | 2 events | -33.3% |
| 1921 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 4 events | +100.0% |
| 1923 | 2 events | -50.0% |
| 1924 | 3 events | +50.0% |
| 1925 | 3 events | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 2 events | -33.3% |
| 1929 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1931 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1932 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1934 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1951 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1952 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4 events | +300.0% |
| 1972 | 2 events | -50.0% |
| 1973 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1978 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 3 events | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 3 events | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 events | -66.7% |
| 1990 | 4 events | +300.0% |
| 1991 | 1 events | -75.0% |
| 1992 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 events | +200.0% |
| 2004 | 1 events | -66.7% |
| 2007 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 4 events | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 2 events | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 events | +600.0% |
| 2019 | 9 events | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 1 events | -88.9% |
| 2021 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 3 events | +50.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 3 events is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 events, 3.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 3 events is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 events, 3.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1590s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1600s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1610s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1620s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 3 |
| 1630s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1640s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 2 events | 3 |
| 1650s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1660s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1670s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1690s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1710s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1720s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1730s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1740s | 1.25 events | 1 events | 2 events | 4 |
| 1750s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1760s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1770s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1780s | 2 events | 2 events | 2 events | 1 |
| 1790s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1810s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1820s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 2 events | 2 |
| 1830s | 2 events | 2 events | 2 events | 1 |
| 1840s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 2 events | 3 |
| 1860s | 1.4 events | 1 events | 2 events | 5 |
| 1870s | 1.57 events | 1 events | 2 events | 7 |
| 1880s | 2 events | 1 events | 3 events | 5 |
| 1890s | 2.33 events | 1 events | 7 events | 6 |
| 1900s | 1.71 events | 1 events | 4 events | 7 |
| 1910s | 1.56 events | 1 events | 3 events | 9 |
| 1920s | 2.43 events | 1 events | 4 events | 7 |
| 1930s | 1.2 events | 1 events | 2 events | 5 |
| 1940s | 1.25 events | 1 events | 2 events | 4 |
| 1950s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 5 |
| 1960s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.71 events | 1 events | 4 events | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.83 events | 1 events | 3 events | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.67 events | 1 events | 4 events | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.38 events | 1 events | 3 events | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.38 events | 1 events | 9 events | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.75 events | 1 events | 3 events | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More reference data data for Philippines
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of significant earthquakes in Philippines?
- Number of significant earthquakes in Philippines was 3 events in 2023, according to National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of significant earthquakes recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 9 events in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of significant earthquakes recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 events in 1599.
- How does Philippines rank for number of significant earthquakes?
- Philippines ranks 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of significant earthquakes rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.