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 2025 is Greece. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2025 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Greece, 299 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Greece had a magnitude of 5.3.

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2025: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+26)
Greece
299 (+95) M 5.3
2 (+24)
Türkiye
292 (+88) M 5.3
3 (-2)
Mexico
261 (-1711) M 6.2
4 (-2)
Indonesia
258 (-1612) M 5.9
5 (+5)
China
227 (-362) M 7.1
6 (+32)
Ethiopia
214 (+91) M 6.0
7 (+18)
India
144 (-63) M 7.1
8 (+52)
Nepal
129 (+91) M 7.1
9 (+78)
Bhutan
128 (+107) M 7.1
10 (-7)
Japan
122 (-1437) M 6.8
11 (-6)
Chile
118 (-752) M 6.1
12 (-8)
The Philippines
105 (-891) M 5.7
13 (-5)
Papua New Guinea
95 (-541) M 5.7
14 (-8)
Guatemala
90 (-614) M 6.2
15 (-8)
Taiwan
81 (-572) M 6.0
16 (-4)
El Salvador
54 (-312) M 6.2
17 (+11)
Iran
53 (-144) M 5.2
18 (-9)
Peru
52 (-572) M 5.4
19 (-8)
Argentina
50 (-347) M 5.1
20 (-1)
Honduras
41 (-228) M 6.2
21
Vanuatu
40 (-221) M 5.9
22 (-4)
Nicaragua
39 (-242) M 4.9
23
Timor-Leste
37 (-213) M 4.9
24 (-8)
Tajikistan
35 (-270) M 4.6
25 (-11)
Afghanistan
30 (-280) M 4.7
26 (-11)
Tonga
29 (-279) M 5.3
27 (-10)
Russia
27 (-265) M 5.1
28 (+2)
Bolivia
26 (-163) M 5.3
29 (+77)
Bahrain
25 (+10) M 5.2
30 (+1)
Guam
24 (-145) M 5.5
31 (+55)
Qatar
24 (+3) M 4.9
32 (-10)
Pakistan
24 (-227) M 4.7
33 (+4)
Ecuador
21 (-103) M 5.5
33
Northern Mariana Islands
21 (-135) M 5.5
35 (+30)
Saudi Arabia
21 (-13) M 5.2
36 (-12)
Costa Rica
21 (-220) M 4.4
37 (-1)
Colombia
19 (-117) M 5.6
38 (+1)
New Zealand
17 (-105) M 5.2
39 (+9)
Iraq
17 (-43) M 5.1
40 (-8)
The United States
16 (-152) M 5.0
41 (-28)
Kyrgyzstan
16 (-344) M 4.5
42 (+4)
Solomon Islands
14 (-50) M 5.3
43 (-14)
Fiji
14 (-182) M 4.9
44 (-10)
Panama
14 (-139) M 4.5
44 (-9)
Uzbekistan
14 (-135) M 4.5
46 (+88)
Cayman Islands
12 (+7) M 7.6
47 (+3)
Bangladesh
11 (-46) M 4.5
48 (-7)
Venezuela
9 (-95) M 4.7
49 (-9)
Samoa
8 (-102) M 5.6
50 (-8)
Myanmar
8 (-81) M 5.0
51 (+26)
Kuwait
8 (-16) M 4.7
52 (+5)
Libya
7 (-35) M 4.7
53 (+8)
Oman
7 (-29) M 4.5
54 (+12)
Mongolia
6 (-27) M 5.7
55 (-3)
Italy
6 (-49) M 5.1
56 (-1)
Bulgaria
6 (-38) M 4.9
57 (-37)
Kazakhstan
6 (-261) M 4.5
58 (+12)
United Arab Emirates
6 (-24) M 4.4
58 (-11)
Canada
6 (-57) M 4.4
60 (-17)
Puerto Rico
6 (-67) M 4.2
61 (+40)
Iceland
5 (-11) M 5.2
62 (-17)
American Samoa
4 (-63) M 4.9
62 (+51)
Australia
4 (-7) M 4.9
64 (-13)
Albania
4 (-52) M 4.8
65 (-11)
North Macedonia
3 (-45) M 4.9
65 (+28)
Yemen
3 (-16) M 4.9
67 (+5)
Tanzania
3 (-24) M 4.7
67 (-9)
Georgia
3 (-39) M 4.7
69 (+4)
Croatia
3 (-23) M 4.6
70 (-26)
Syria
3 (-64) M 4.3
71 (-22)
Dominican Republic
3 (-55) M 4.2
72 (-1)
Saint Barthelemy
3 (-27) M 4.1
72 (+9)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
3 (-19) M 4.1
72 (-8)
U.S. Virgin Islands
3 (-31) M 4.1
72 (-4)
British Virgin Islands
3 (-28) M 4.1
72 (-11)
Anguilla
3 (-33) M 4.1
72 (-11)
Saint Martin
3 (-33) M 4.1
78 (+37)
Spain
2 (-7) M 5.1
79 (+36)
Portugal
2 (-7) M 4.8
80 (+37)
Congo-Kinshasa
2 (-7) M 4.7
80 (+63)
Rwanda
2 (-2) M 4.7
80 (+57)
Tunisia
2 (-3) M 4.7
80 (+80)
Burundi
2 (0) M 4.7
80 (+17)
Algeria
2 (-16) M 4.7
85 (+36)
Hungary
2 (-6) M 4.6
85 (+36)
Slovenia
2 (-6) M 4.6
85 (+15)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 (-14) M 4.6
85 (-29)
Armenia
2 (-41) M 4.6
85 (+36)
Austria
2 (-6) M 4.6
85 (-9)
Grenada
2 (-22) M 4.6
85
Trinidad and Tobago
2 (-19) M 4.6
85 (+55)
San Marino
2 (-3) M 4.6
93 (+27)
Zambia
2 (-6) M 4.5
93 (+17)
Ukraine
2 (-11) M 4.5
93 (-14)
Cyprus
2 (-21) M 4.5
96 (-22)
Turkmenistan
2 (-24) M 4.4
96 (+7)
Somalia
2 (-13) M 4.4
98 (+1)
Romania
2 (-15) M 4.3
98 (+14)
Moldova
2 (-10) M 4.3
98 (+34)
Germany
2 (-4) M 4.3
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.