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 Indonesia. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2025 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Indonesia, 587 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Indonesia had a magnitude of 6.1.

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2025: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+1)
Indonesia
587 (-1285) M 6.1
2 (-1)
Mexico
542 (-1429) M 6.2
3 (+24)
Greece
419 (+214) M 5.3
4 (+22)
Türkiye
411 (+206) M 5.3
5 (+5)
China
358 (-233) M 7.1
6 (-3)
Japan
264 (-1299) M 6.8
7 (-2)
Chile
257 (-618) M 6.1
8 (+29)
Ethiopia
253 (+126) M 5.9
9 (-1)
Papua New Guinea
250 (-387) M 6.9
10 (-6)
The Philippines
222 (-775) M 5.7
11 (+14)
India
216 (+9) M 7.1
12 (-6)
Guatemala
192 (-512) M 6.2
13 (+47)
Nepal
164 (+126) M 7.1
14 (+73)
Bhutan
154 (+133) M 7.1
15 (-6)
Peru
139 (-485) M 5.5
16 (+26)
Myanmar
132 (+43) M 7.7
17 (-5)
El Salvador
116 (-251) M 6.2
18 (-11)
Taiwan
109 (-546) M 6.0
19 (-8)
Argentina
102 (-296) M 4.9
20 (-5)
Tonga
92 (-217) M 7.0
21 (+2)
Timor-Leste
90 (-161) M 5.1
22 (+6)
Iran
86 (-112) M 5.2
23 (-7)
Tajikistan
83 (-226) M 5.8
24 (-4)
Honduras
82 (-189) M 6.2
25 (-7)
Nicaragua
81 (-202) M 5.0
26 (-12)
Afghanistan
77 (-236) M 5.8
27 (+3)
Bolivia
66 (-124) M 5.6
28 (-9)
Vanuatu
65 (-208) M 5.9
29 (-12)
Russia
64 (-228) M 5.1
30 (-8)
Pakistan
62 (-190) M 5.6
31 (+7)
New Zealand
57 (-67) M 6.7
32 (-8)
Costa Rica
53 (-188) M 5.0
33 (-2)
Guam
46 (-123) M 5.5
34 (-1)
Northern Mariana Islands
43 (-115) M 5.5
35 (-22)
Kyrgyzstan
41 (-321) M 5.8
36 (-7)
Fiji
39 (-157) M 4.9
37 (-1)
Colombia
38 (-99) M 5.6
38 (-3)
Uzbekistan
36 (-116) M 5.8
39
Ecuador
35 (-89) M 5.5
40 (+62)
Bahrain
35 (+19) M 5.2
40 (+25)
Saudi Arabia
35 (+1) M 5.2
42 (-8)
Panama
34 (-119) M 6.5
43 (+7)
Bangladesh
33 (-24) M 5.3
44 (+37)
Qatar
33 (+11) M 4.9
45 (+1)
Solomon Islands
28 (-36) M 5.3
46 (-14)
The United States
28 (-140) M 5.2
47 (+1)
Iraq
26 (-34) M 5.1
48 (-5)
Puerto Rico
24 (-49) M 5.9
49 (+85)
Cayman Islands
22 (+17) M 7.6
50 (-9)
Venezuela
18 (-87) M 4.6
51 (-11)
Samoa
17 (-95) M 5.5
52 (-31)
Kazakhstan
17 (-251) M 5.0
53 (+13)
Mongolia
15 (-18) M 5.7
54 (+47)
Iceland
15 (-1) M 5.2
55 (+70)
Thailand
15 (+8) M 4.9
56 (+14)
United Arab Emirates
14 (-16) M 4.6
57 (+7)
U.S. Virgin Islands
14 (-20) M 4.4
57 (+11)
British Virgin Islands
14 (-17) M 4.4
59 (-10)
Dominican Republic
13 (-45) M 5.9
60 (-8)
Italy
13 (-42) M 5.2
61 (+16)
Kuwait
13 (-11) M 4.7
62 (-5)
Libya
12 (-30) M 4.7
63 (-1)
Anguilla
12 (-24) M 4.4
63 (-1)
Saint Martin
12 (-24) M 4.4
65 (-18)
Canada
11 (-52) M 5.2
66 (-8)
Georgia
11 (-31) M 4.7
67 (-6)
Oman
11 (-26) M 4.6
68 (+47)
Portugal
10 (+1) M 5.1
69 (-13)
Armenia
10 (-33) M 4.6
70 (-11)
Brazil
9 (-31) M 4.7
70 (+12)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
9 (-13) M 4.7
72 (+13)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
8 (-14) M 4.9
73 (-6)
Wallis and Futuna
8 (-24) M 4.7
74 (-21)
Azerbaijan
8 (-46) M 4.6
75 (-4)
Saint Barthelemy
8 (-22) M 4.4
76 (+6)
Malaysia
7 (-15) M 5.4
77 (-22)
Bulgaria
7 (-37) M 4.9
77 (+5)
Montserrat
7 (-15) M 4.9
77 (+12)
Antigua and Barbuda
7 (-13) M 4.9
80 (-35)
American Samoa
7 (-60) M 4.8
81 (+5)
Trinidad and Tobago
7 (-14) M 4.5
81 (-5)
Grenada
7 (-17) M 4.5
83 (-5)
Eritrea
6 (-17) M 5.2
83 (+10)
Yemen
6 (-13) M 5.2
85 (+4)
Guadeloupe
6 (-14) M 4.9
85 (-34)
Albania
6 (-50) M 4.9
85 (+28)
Australia
6 (-5) M 4.9
88 (+16)
Somalia
5 (-10) M 5.2
89 (-15)
Croatia
5 (-21) M 5.0
90 (-1)
Dominica
5 (-15) M 4.9
91 (+6)
Algeria
5 (-13) M 4.8
92 (-20)
Tanzania
5 (-23) M 4.7
93 (+49)
Mozambique
5 (+1) M 4.6
94 (-15)
Cyprus
5 (-18) M 4.5
95
Laos
5 (-13) M 4.3
95 (-51)
Syria
5 (-62) M 4.3
97 (-24)
Niue
4 (-22) M 5.1
97 (+18)
Spain
4 (-5) M 5.1
99 (+8)
Belize
4 (-9) M 4.9
99 (+9)
Saint Lucia
4 (-9) M 4.9
99 (+12)
Martinique
4 (-9) M 4.9
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.