Significant earthquakes in Vietnam

Vietnam: Significant earthquakes was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
1
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
1
in 1923
All-time low
1
in 1923
Years of data
6
1923–2020

Significant earthquakes in Vietnam, 1923–2020

00.20.40.60.811923197120201923: 11935: 11961: 11983: 12005: 12020: 1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 1 for significant earthquakes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Vietnam peaked at 1 in 1923 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1923.

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

Significant earthquakes in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Significant earthquakes in Vietnam, 1923 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1923 1 —
1935 1 +0.0%
1961 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 1 1 1 1
1930s 1 1 1 1
1960s 1 1 1 1
1980s 1 1 1 1
2000s 1 1 1 1
2020s 1 1 1 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is significant earthquakes in Vietnam?
Significant earthquakes in Vietnam was 1 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1923.
What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1923.
How does Vietnam rank for significant earthquakes?
Vietnam ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
Is significant earthquakes rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vietnam 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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