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, 1970 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
1970 (+134) M 6.4
2 (-1)
Indonesia
1862 (-369) M 6.4
3 (+2)
Japan
1554 (+651) M 7.5
4 (-1)
The Philippines
990 (-482) M 7.1
5 (-1)
Chile
866 (-69) M 7.4
6 (+2)
Guatemala
702 (-56) M 6.4
7 (+19)
Taiwan
652 (+459) M 7.4
8 (-1)
Papua New Guinea
632 (-187) M 6.9
9 (+1)
Peru
624 (+43) M 5.8
10 (+1)
China
587 (+117) M 7.0
11 (+2)
Argentina
395 (-7) M 7.4
12 (+4)
El Salvador
364 (+27) M 6.2
13 (+11)
Kyrgyzstan
361 (+147) M 7.0
14 (-2)
Afghanistan
309 (-106) M 6.4
15
Tonga
305 (-50) M 6.9
16 (-2)
Tajikistan
305 (-51) M 6.4
17 (+4)
Russia
290 (+38) M 7.0
18
Nicaragua
281 (-15) M 6.2
19 (+1)
Honduras
269 (0) M 6.2
20 (+38)
Kazakhstan
268 (+208) M 7.0
21 (+21)
Vanuatu
254 (+136) M 7.3
22 (+1)
Pakistan
250 (+29) M 6.4
23 (-1)
Timor-Leste
248 (+5) M 6.1
24 (+4)
Costa Rica
241 (+53) M 6.2
25 (-6)
India
208 (-62) M 5.7
26 (-20)
Türkiye
204 (-675) M 6.0
27 (+4)
Greece
201 (+20) M 5.8
28 (-1)
Fiji
195 (+4) M 5.7
29 (-12)
Iran
195 (-110) M 5.4
30
Bolivia
187 (+6) M 5.7
31 (-2)
Guam
169 (-17) M 5.5
32 (+7)
The United States
168 (+40) M 7.0
33
Northern Mariana Islands
155 (-7) M 6.3
34
Panama
153 (-3) M 5.8
35 (-10)
Uzbekistan
149 (-48) M 5.2
36 (-4)
Colombia
135 (-32) M 5.6
37 (-1)
Ecuador
124 (-14) M 5.5
38
New Zealand
121 (-16) M 5.8
39 (+11)
Samoa
110 (+30) M 5.7
40 (+33)
Ethiopia
108 (+70) M 5.4
41 (+7)
Venezuela
103 (+12) M 6.0
42 (-7)
Myanmar
89 (-52) M 5.7
43
Puerto Rico
73 (-40) M 5.6
44 (-35)
Syria
67 (-673) M 6.0
45 (+24)
American Samoa
67 (+23) M 5.4
46 (+24)
Canada
63 (+19) M 5.7
47
Solomon Islands
61 (-34) M 5.8
48 (-2)
Iraq
59 (-39) M 5.4
49
Dominican Republic
58 (-27) M 5.6
50 (+6)
Bangladesh
57 (-11) M 4.9
51 (+16)
Albania
56 (+5) M 5.4
52 (+2)
Italy
55 (-15) M 5.4
53 (-2)
Azerbaijan
54 (-26) M 4.9
54 (+24)
North Macedonia
48 (+14) M 5.4
55 (+9)
Bulgaria
44 (-12) M 5.2
56 (-1)
Armenia
43 (-26) M 4.9
57 (+14)
Georgia
42 (0) M 4.9
58 (+3)
Libya
41 (-18) M 5.3
59 (+18)
Brazil
40 (+5) M 6.6
60 (-3)
Nepal
38 (-28) M 5.0
61 (-1)
Saint Martin
37 (-22) M 5.0
61 (-2)
Anguilla
37 (-22) M 5.0
63 (+2)
Oman
36 (-20) M 5.0
64 (-12)
U.S. Virgin Islands
34 (-36) M 5.6
65 (+14)
Mongolia
33 (-1) M 5.0
66 (+34)
Saudi Arabia
33 (+13) M 4.9
67 (+1)
Wallis and Futuna
32 (-17) M 5.5
68 (-5)
Saint Barthelemy
31 (-25) M 5.0
68 (-16)
British Virgin Islands
31 (-39) M 5.0
70 (+55)
Christmas Island
30 (+20) M 5.2
71 (-5)
United Arab Emirates
30 (-21) M 5.1
72 (-11)
Tanzania
27 (-32) M 5.0
73 (+1)
Croatia
26 (-12) M 5.4
74 (+8)
Turkmenistan
26 (-6) M 4.8
75 (+77)
Niue
25 (+22) M 5.6
76 (+20)
Grenada
24 (+3) M 6.0
77 (+3)
Eritrea
23 (-10) M 5.4
78 (+6)
Montserrat
23 (-5) M 5.0
78 (-3)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
23 (-13) M 5.0
80 (-40)
Cyprus
23 (-104) M 4.9
80 (+29)
Kuwait
23 (+9) M 4.9
82 (+13)
Kosovo
22 (-2) M 5.4
83 (+25)
Malaysia
22 (+8) M 5.0
84 (+12)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
22 (+1) M 4.9
85 (+11)
Trinidad and Tobago
21 (0) M 6.0
86 (+20)
Qatar
21 (+6) M 5.1
87 (+3)
Guadeloupe
21 (-4) M 5.0
87 (-1)
Antigua and Barbuda
21 (-6) M 5.0
89
Bhutan
21 (-6) M 4.5
90 (+9)
Montenegro
20 (-1) M 5.4
91 (-1)
Dominica
20 (-5) M 5.0
92 (-7)
Haiti
19 (-9) M 5.9
93 (-52)
Yemen
19 (-101) M 5.4
94 (-7)
Laos
18 (-9) M 5.1
94 (+23)
Vietnam
18 (+5) M 5.1
96 (+35)
Algeria
18 (+9) M 5.0
96 (+23)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
18 (+6) M 5.0
98 (+18)
Cuba
17 (+4) M 6.8
99 (-19)
Romania
17 (-16) M 5.2
100 (+2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
16 (-1) M 5.4
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2024.