Earthquake risk index in Latin America & the Caribbean 2024, by country

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Erick Burgueño Salas,
Sep 3, 2024

Countries located across the Andes were the most prone to suffering earthquakes in Latin America and the Caribbean. Based on a risk index which considered the number of people exposed to this type of seismic event per year, Chile and Peru ranked the highest, with a score of 9.6. Ecuador, along with Guatemala, stood second in the region when it comes to quake risk, with a 9.5.

Physical exposure to earthquakes in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024, by country

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March 2024

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LAC

Survey time period

March 2024

Supplementary notes

Based on the estimated number of people exposed to earthquakes per year. The index takes a value between 0 and 10 - the higher the score, the higher the risk.

The risk index was produced in March 2024.

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