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 Mexico. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2024 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Mexico, 1761 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Mexico had a magnitude of 6.4.

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2024: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+1)
Mexico
1761 (-75) M 6.4
2 (-1)
Indonesia
1652 (-579) M 6.4
3 (+2)
Japan
1405 (+502) M 7.5
4 (-1)
The Philippines
875 (-597) M 7.1
5 (-1)
Chile
756 (-179) M 7.4
6 (+2)
Guatemala
629 (-129) M 6.4
7 (+19)
Taiwan
622 (+429) M 7.4
8 (-1)
Papua New Guinea
569 (-250) M 6.9
9 (+1)
Peru
543 (-38) M 5.8
10 (+1)
China
528 (+58) M 7.0
11 (+2)
Argentina
340 (-61) M 7.4
12 (+12)
Kyrgyzstan
334 (+120) M 7.0
13 (+3)
El Salvador
324 (-13) M 6.2
14 (+1)
Tonga
276 (-79) M 6.9
15 (-1)
Tajikistan
270 (-86) M 6.4
16 (-4)
Afghanistan
268 (-147) M 6.4
17 (+4)
Russia
258 (+6) M 7.0
17 (+41)
Kazakhstan
258 (+198) M 7.0
19 (-1)
Nicaragua
241 (-55) M 6.2
20
Honduras
235 (-34) M 6.2
21 (+2)
Pakistan
218 (-3) M 6.4
22
Timor-Leste
216 (-27) M 6.1
23 (+5)
Costa Rica
209 (+21) M 6.2
24 (+18)
Vanuatu
192 (+74) M 6.3
25 (+6)
Greece
179 (-2) M 5.8
26 (-20)
Türkiye
176 (-703) M 6.0
27
Fiji
173 (-18) M 5.7
27 (-8)
India
173 (-97) M 5.7
29 (+1)
Bolivia
166 (-15) M 5.7
30 (-13)
Iran
165 (-140) M 5.1
31 (-2)
Guam
145 (-41) M 5.5
32 (+7)
The United States
137 (+9) M 5.9
33 (-8)
Uzbekistan
134 (-63) M 5.2
34
Panama
132 (-24) M 5.8
35 (-2)
Northern Mariana Islands
129 (-33) M 6.3
36 (-4)
Colombia
119 (-48) M 5.6
37 (-1)
Ecuador
110 (-28) M 5.5
38
New Zealand
104 (-33) M 5.1
39 (+9)
Venezuela
91 (0) M 6.0
40 (+10)
Samoa
91 (+11) M 5.7
41 (-6)
Myanmar
73 (-68) M 5.7
42 (+1)
Puerto Rico
60 (-53) M 5.6
43 (-34)
Syria
59 (-681) M 6.0
44 (+26)
Canada
58 (+14) M 5.7
45 (+24)
American Samoa
58 (+14) M 5.4
46 (+1)
Solomon Islands
52 (-43) M 5.8
47 (+9)
Bangladesh
52 (-16) M 4.9
48 (+1)
Dominican Republic
50 (-35) M 5.6
49 (+18)
Albania
49 (-2) M 5.4
49 (+5)
Italy
49 (-21) M 5.4
51 (-5)
Iraq
47 (-51) M 4.9
52 (-1)
Azerbaijan
46 (-34) M 4.9
53 (+25)
North Macedonia
43 (+9) M 5.4
54 (+17)
Georgia
40 (-2) M 4.9
55 (+9)
Bulgaria
38 (-18) M 5.2
56 (-1)
Armenia
38 (-31) M 4.9
57 (+20)
Brazil
37 (+2) M 6.6
58 (+3)
Libya
37 (-22) M 5.3
59 (+14)
Ethiopia
32 (-6) M 5.4
60 (+8)
Wallis and Futuna
31 (-18) M 5.5
61 (+4)
Oman
31 (-25) M 5.0
62 (-5)
Nepal
31 (-35) M 4.6
63 (+16)
Mongolia
29 (-5) M 5.0
63 (-3)
Saint Martin
29 (-30) M 5.0
63 (-4)
Anguilla
29 (-30) M 5.0
66
United Arab Emirates
28 (-23) M 5.1
67 (-4)
Saint Barthelemy
26 (-30) M 4.9
68 (-16)
U.S. Virgin Islands
25 (-45) M 5.6
69 (+5)
Croatia
25 (-13) M 5.4
70 (+30)
Saudi Arabia
25 (+5) M 4.9
71 (+11)
Turkmenistan
25 (-7) M 4.8
72 (+53)
Christmas Island
24 (+14) M 5.2
73 (-21)
British Virgin Islands
22 (-48) M 5.0
74 (-13)
Tanzania
22 (-37) M 4.8
75 (+21)
Grenada
21 (0) M 6.0
76 (+76)
Niue
21 (+18) M 5.6
77 (+3)
Eritrea
21 (-12) M 5.4
78 (+30)
Malaysia
21 (+7) M 5.0
79 (+5)
Montserrat
21 (-7) M 4.9
80 (+15)
Kosovo
20 (-4) M 5.4
81 (-6)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
20 (-16) M 4.9
81 (+9)
Dominica
20 (-5) M 4.9
83 (+23)
Qatar
19 (+4) M 5.1
84 (+6)
Guadeloupe
19 (-6) M 4.9
84 (+2)
Antigua and Barbuda
19 (-8) M 4.9
84 (+12)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
19 (-2) M 4.9
87 (+2)
Bhutan
19 (-8) M 4.6
88 (+8)
Trinidad and Tobago
18 (-3) M 6.0
89 (+10)
Montenegro
18 (-3) M 5.4
89 (-48)
Yemen
18 (-102) M 5.4
91 (+18)
Kuwait
18 (+4) M 4.7
92 (-12)
Romania
16 (-17) M 5.2
93 (+24)
Vietnam
16 (+3) M 5.1
93 (-6)
Laos
16 (-11) M 5.1
95 (+24)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
16 (+4) M 5.0
96 (-56)
Cyprus
16 (-111) M 4.9
97 (-52)
Somalia
15 (-97) M 5.4
98 (-13)
Haiti
15 (-13) M 4.6
99 (+17)
Cuba
14 (+1) M 6.8
100 (-17)
Serbia
14 (-15) M 5.4
100 (+2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
14 (-3) M 5.4
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2024.