The top 100 countries most threatened by earthquakes are listed below. This ranking of countries with most earthquakes is updated daily, and based on earthquake data from the U.S. Geological Survey as well as the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

Any earthquake with a magnitude of 4 or above is counted, as long as the epicenter is within 300 kilometers of the country.

As of today, the country most struck by earthquakes in 2024 is Japan. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2024 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Japan, 859 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Japan had a magnitude of 7.5.

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2024: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+4)
Japan
859 (-44) M 7.5
2
Mexico
841 (-998) M 6.1
3 (-2)
Indonesia
696 (-1538) M 6.4
4 (+22)
Taiwan
450 (+257) M 7.4
5 (-2)
The Philippines
354 (-1119) M 6.7
6 (+5)
China
329 (-144) M 7.0
7 (-3)
Chile
286 (-650) M 5.8
8 (+16)
Kyrgyzstan
251 (+37) M 7.0
9 (-1)
Guatemala
250 (-510) M 6.1
10
Peru
244 (-337) M 5.3
11 (+47)
Kazakhstan
223 (+163) M 7.0
12 (-5)
Papua New Guinea
221 (-598) M 6.9
13 (+3)
El Salvador
134 (-204) M 6.1
14 (+1)
Tonga
131 (-224) M 6.4
15 (-2)
Argentina
125 (-277) M 5.5
16 (+2)
Nicaragua
107 (-192) M 5.6
17 (-5)
Afghanistan
104 (-311) M 6.4
18 (-4)
Tajikistan
100 (-256) M 6.4
19 (+1)
Honduras
98 (-172) M 5.6
20 (+2)
Timor-Leste
92 (-151) M 5.0
21 (+2)
Pakistan
83 (-138) M 6.4
22 (+6)
Costa Rica
78 (-112) M 5.6
23 (-17)
Türkiye
74 (-805) M 5.6
24 (-5)
India
69 (-205) M 5.7
25 (+4)
Guam
68 (-118) M 5.4
26 (+5)
Greece
65 (-116) M 5.8
27 (+6)
Northern Mariana Islands
63 (-99) M 6.2
28 (-1)
Fiji
63 (-128) M 5.1
29 (+1)
Bolivia
60 (-122) M 5.4
30 (-13)
Iran
60 (-245) M 5.1
31 (+5)
Ecuador
58 (-80) M 5.0
32 (+7)
The United States
57 (-71) M 5.9
33 (-12)
Russia
55 (-198) M 5.2
34 (-9)
Uzbekistan
54 (-143) M 5.1
35 (+7)
Vanuatu
53 (-65) M 6.3
36 (-4)
Colombia
51 (-116) M 5.6
37 (-3)
Panama
50 (-106) M 5.4
38
New Zealand
48 (-89) M 5.1
39 (+9)
Venezuela
35 (-56) M 5.2
40 (+10)
Samoa
33 (-47) M 5.4
41 (-6)
Myanmar
30 (-113) M 5.7
42 (+1)
Puerto Rico
30 (-83) M 4.9
43 (+11)
Italy
27 (-43) M 5.4
44 (+3)
Solomon Islands
26 (-69) M 5.8
45 (-36)
Syria
26 (-714) M 5.0
46 (+3)
Dominican Republic
23 (-62) M 4.5
47 (+30)
Brazil
21 (-14) M 6.6
48 (+21)
American Samoa
21 (-23) M 5.4
49 (+29)
North Macedonia
20 (-14) M 5.4
50 (+17)
Albania
19 (-32) M 5.4
51 (+23)
Croatia
18 (-20) M 5.4
52 (+13)
Oman
17 (-39) M 5.0
53 (-2)
Azerbaijan
17 (-63) M 4.8
54 (+14)
Wallis and Futuna
16 (-33) M 5.5
55 (+11)
United Arab Emirates
16 (-35) M 5.0
56 (-2)
Bangladesh
16 (-54) M 4.9
57 (-11)
Iraq
16 (-82) M 4.7
58 (+22)
Eritrea
15 (-18) M 5.4
59 (-7)
U.S. Virgin Islands
15 (-55) M 4.9
60 (-1)
Anguilla
14 (-45) M 4.9
61 (-5)
Armenia
14 (-55) M 4.8
62 (+9)
Georgia
14 (-28) M 4.7
63 (-2)
Libya
13 (-46) M 5.0
64 (-12)
British Virgin Islands
13 (-57) M 4.9
64 (-4)
Saint Martin
13 (-46) M 4.9
64 (-1)
Saint Barthelemy
13 (-43) M 4.9
67 (+32)
Montenegro
12 (-9) M 5.4
68 (+2)
Canada
12 (-32) M 4.9
69 (+4)
Ethiopia
11 (-27) M 5.4
69 (+26)
Kosovo
11 (-13) M 5.4
71 (-10)
Tanzania
11 (-48) M 4.8
72 (+30)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 (-7) M 5.4
72 (-31)
Yemen
10 (-110) M 5.4
74 (+52)
Christmas Island
10 (0) M 5.0
75 (+56)
Algeria
10 (+1) M 4.6
76 (-12)
Bulgaria
10 (-46) M 4.5
77 (+5)
Turkmenistan
9 (-23) M 4.8
78 (-21)
Nepal
9 (-59) M 4.5
79 (-34)
Somalia
8 (-104) M 5.4
80 (+36)
Vietnam
8 (-6) M 4.6
80 (+5)
Laos
8 (-20) M 4.6
82 (-3)
Mongolia
8 (-26) M 4.5
83
Serbia
7 (-22) M 5.4
84 (+22)
Qatar
7 (-8) M 4.9
85 (+24)
Kuwait
7 (-7) M 4.7
86 (+15)
Slovenia
7 (-12) M 4.4
86 (+54)
Austria
7 (+1) M 4.4
88 (+20)
Malaysia
7 (-7) M 4.3
89 (-14)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
6 (-30) M 5.2
90 (+13)
Morocco
6 (-10) M 4.6
91 (+2)
Hungary
6 (-18) M 4.4
91 (+15)
San Marino
6 (-9) M 4.4
93 (-13)
Romania
6 (-27) M 4.3
94 (+25)
Djibouti
5 (-7) M 5.4
95 (-51)
Iceland
5 (-108) M 5.3
96 (+56)
Niue
5 (+2) M 5.1
97 (-1)
Grenada
5 (-16) M 4.9
97 (+28)
Portugal
5 (-6) M 4.9
97 (-1)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
5 (-16) M 4.9
100 (+18)
Belize
5 (-7) M 4.8
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2024.