What is number of significant earthquakes in Venezuela?

Number of significant earthquakes in Venezuela was 2 events in 2018, 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 Venezuela?

The highest recorded value was 2 events in 1849.

What is the lowest number of significant earthquakes recorded in Venezuela?

The lowest recorded value was 1 events in 1498.

How does Venezuela rank for number of significant earthquakes?

Venezuela ranks 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.

Is number of significant earthquakes rising or falling in Venezuela?

Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Venezuela 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.

Number of significant earthquakes in Venezuela

Name: Number of significant earthquakes in Venezuela
Creator: National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Venezuela: Number of significant earthquakes was 2 events in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)

2 events

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

11th

of 97 countries

All-time high

2 events

in 1849

All-time low

1 events

in 1498

Years of data

1498–2018

Number of significant earthquakes in Venezuela, 1498–2018

Source: National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in events.

Analysis

In 2018, number of significant earthquakes in Venezuela stood at 2 events. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of significant earthquakes in Venezuela peaked at 2 events in 1849 and was at its lowest, 1 events, in 1498.

That places Venezuela 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1490s	1 events	1 events	1 events	1
1530s	1 events	1 events	1 events	1
1540s	1 events	1 events	1 events	2
1610s	1 events	1 events	1 events	1
1640s	1 events	1 events	1 events	2
1750s	1 events	1 events	1 events	1
1760s	1 events	1 events	1 events	1
1770s	1 events	1 events	1 events	1
1780s	1 events	1 events	1 events	1
1790s	1 events	1 events	1 events	2
1800s	1 events	1 events	1 events	2
1810s	1 events	1 events	1 events	1
1820s	1 events	1 events	1 events	1
1830s	1 events	1 events	1 events	3
1840s	2 events	2 events	2 events	1
1850s	1 events	1 events	1 events	1
1860s	1 events	1 events	1 events	3
1870s	1.5 events	1 events	2 events	4
1880s	1 events	1 events	1 events	2
1890s	1.5 events	1 events	2 events	2
1900s	2 events	2 events	2 events	2
1910s	1 events	1 events	1 events	2
1920s	1 events	1 events	1 events	1
1930s	1 events	1 events	1 events	1
1950s	1 events	1 events	1 events	2
1960s	1 events	1 events	1 events	3
1970s	1 events	1 events	1 events	2
1980s	1.5 events	1 events	2 events	2
1990s	1 events	1 events	1 events	2
2000s	1.5 events	1 events	2 events	2
2010s	1.67 events	1 events	2 events	3

Countries ranked near Venezuela

11 Croatia 2 events compare
11 Dominican Republic 2 events compare
11 Fiji 2 events compare
11 India 2 events compare
11 Italy 2 events compare
11 New Caledonia 2 events compare
11 New Zealand 2 events compare
11 Nicaragua 2 events compare
11 Trinidad and Tobago 2 events compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of significant earthquakes in Venezuela?: Number of significant earthquakes in Venezuela was 2 events in 2018, 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 Venezuela?: The highest recorded value was 2 events in 1849.
What is the lowest number of significant earthquakes recorded in Venezuela?: The lowest recorded value was 1 events in 1498.
How does Venezuela rank for number of significant earthquakes?: Venezuela ranks 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
Is number of significant earthquakes rising or falling in Venezuela?: Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela 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

Indicator: Number of significant earthquakes
Unit: events
Source: National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 97 places, 4,005 data points, 1000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.