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98102 | Significant earthquake events (NGDC-NASA) | A significant earthquake is classified as one that meets at least one of the following criteria: caused deaths, caused moderate damage (approximately $1 million or more), magnitude 7.5 or greater, Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) X or greater, or the earthquake generated a tsunami. Our World in Data have aggregated significant earthquake numbers by country/location per year. Due to data availability, reporting and evidence, it's expected that more recent data will be more complete than the long historical record. | 2018-09-21 12:03:19 | 2023-06-15 05:05:42 | 3036 | 15693 | { "name": "Number of significant earthquakes", "unit": "significant earthquakes" } |
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