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 Russia. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2025 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Russia, 3434 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Russia had a magnitude of 8.8.

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2025: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+16)
Russia
3434 (+3142) M 8.8
2
Indonesia
1794 (-78) M 6.7
3 (-2)
Mexico
1634 (-332) M 6.2
4 (-1)
Japan
1091 (-472) M 6.8
5 (-1)
The Philippines
997 (0) M 7.4
6 (-1)
Chile
848 (-27) M 6.4
7 (+1)
Papua New Guinea
829 (+193) M 6.9
8 (-2)
Guatemala
697 (-3) M 6.2
9 (+18)
Greece
690 (+485) M 6.2
10
China
648 (+57) M 7.1
11 (+15)
Türkiye
634 (+429) M 6.2
12 (-3)
Peru
529 (-95) M 5.9
13 (-2)
Argentina
506 (+108) M 7.4
14 (+11)
India
424 (+217) M 7.1
15 (-3)
El Salvador
369 (+4) M 6.2
16 (-2)
Afghanistan
314 (+1) M 6.2
17 (+6)
Timor-Leste
297 (+46) M 6.2
18 (+24)
Myanmar
287 (+198) M 7.7
19 (+18)
Ethiopia
284 (+157) M 5.9
20 (-4)
Tajikistan
278 (-31) M 6.2
21 (-1)
Honduras
264 (-7) M 6.2
22
Pakistan
256 (+4) M 6.0
23 (-8)
Tonga
251 (-58) M 7.0
24 (-6)
Nicaragua
231 (-52) M 5.4
25 (-18)
Taiwan
227 (-428) M 6.0
26 (+2)
Iran
224 (+26) M 5.6
27 (+33)
Nepal
203 (+165) M 7.1
28 (+2)
Bolivia
203 (+13) M 5.6
29 (-10)
Vanuatu
177 (-96) M 5.9
30 (+57)
Bhutan
173 (+152) M 7.1
31
Guam
166 (-3) M 5.9
32 (+7)
Ecuador
159 (+35) M 6.3
33 (-9)
Costa Rica
158 (-83) M 5.9
34 (-1)
Northern Mariana Islands
153 (-5) M 5.9
35 (+3)
New Zealand
150 (+26) M 6.7
36 (-1)
Uzbekistan
147 (-5) M 6.2
37 (-24)
Kyrgyzstan
146 (-216) M 5.8
38 (-2)
Colombia
140 (+3) M 6.3
39 (-10)
Fiji
137 (-59) M 5.6
40 (-6)
Panama
106 (-47) M 6.2
41 (-9)
The United States
104 (-64) M 6.0
42 (+23)
Saudi Arabia
92 (+58) M 5.2
43 (-2)
Venezuela
83 (-22) M 6.3
44 (+6)
Bangladesh
75 (+18) M 5.5
45 (+1)
Solomon Islands
74 (+10) M 5.3
46 (-25)
Kazakhstan
67 (-201) M 5.8
47 (+55)
Bahrain
67 (+51) M 5.2
48 (-5)
Puerto Rico
66 (-7) M 5.9
49 (+32)
Qatar
65 (+43) M 5.0
50 (+39)
Dominica
59 (+39) M 6.5
51 (-3)
Iraq
58 (-2) M 5.1
52 (+37)
Guadeloupe
56 (+36) M 6.5
52 (+30)
Montserrat
56 (+34) M 6.5
52 (+37)
Antigua and Barbuda
56 (+36) M 6.5
55 (-15)
Samoa
56 (-56) M 5.6
56 (-1)
Bulgaria
55 (+11) M 6.2
57 (+54)
Martinique
54 (+41) M 6.5
58 (+67)
Thailand
53 (+46) M 4.9
59 (-10)
Dominican Republic
52 (-6) M 5.9
60 (+18)
Eritrea
51 (+28) M 5.6
61 (-9)
Italy
46 (-9) M 5.2
62 (-11)
Albania
46 (-10) M 4.7
63 (-6)
Libya
45 (+3) M 5.1
64 (+2)
Mongolia
42 (+9) M 5.7
65 (+28)
Yemen
41 (+22) M 5.5
66 (-12)
North Macedonia
37 (-11) M 5.4
67 (-6)
Oman
37 (0) M 5.3
68 (+33)
Iceland
34 (+18) M 5.4
69 (+7)
Grenada
34 (+10) M 5.0
69 (+16)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
34 (+12) M 5.0
71 (-7)
U.S. Virgin Islands
32 (-2) M 5.6
71 (-3)
British Virgin Islands
32 (+1) M 5.6
73 (-6)
Wallis and Futuna
31 (-1) M 6.6
74 (-15)
Brazil
31 (-9) M 5.0
75 (+11)
Trinidad and Tobago
30 (+9) M 5.0
76 (-14)
Saint Martin
29 (-7) M 5.6
76 (-14)
Anguilla
29 (-7) M 5.6
78 (+17)
Laos
29 (+11) M 4.7
79 (-2)
Kuwait
27 (+3) M 5.1
80 (-10)
United Arab Emirates
27 (-3) M 4.6
81 (-10)
Saint Barthelemy
26 (-4) M 5.6
82 (-37)
American Samoa
26 (-41) M 5.2
83 (+51)
Cayman Islands
25 (+20) M 7.6
84 (-2)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
25 (+3) M 5.6
85 (-27)
Georgia
25 (-17) M 5.4
86 (+22)
Saint Lucia
24 (+11) M 5.0
87 (-34)
Azerbaijan
23 (-31) M 5.4
88 (-44)
Syria
22 (-45) M 4.8
89 (-17)
Tanzania
20 (-8) M 5.2
89 (+8)
Algeria
20 (+2) M 5.2
91 (+13)
Somalia
19 (+4) M 5.2
92 (-17)
Turkmenistan
19 (-7) M 4.8
93 (-37)
Armenia
19 (-24) M 4.6
94 (-15)
Cyprus
18 (-5) M 5.3
95 (+20)
Portugal
18 (+9) M 5.2
96 (+18)
Barbados
18 (+8) M 5.0
97 (+40)
Tunisia
17 (+12) M 5.1
98 (-16)
Malaysia
16 (-6) M 5.4
99 (-52)
Canada
16 (-46) M 5.2
99 (-30)
Christmas Island
16 (-14) M 5.2
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.