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, 3477 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
3477 (+3185) M 8.8
2
Indonesia
1856 (-16) M 6.7
3 (-2)
Mexico
1701 (-265) M 6.2
4 (-1)
Japan
1163 (-400) M 7.6
5 (-1)
The Philippines
1031 (+34) M 7.4
6 (-1)
Chile
884 (+9) M 6.4
7 (+1)
Papua New Guinea
852 (+216) M 6.9
8 (-2)
Guatemala
719 (+19) M 6.2
9 (+18)
Greece
704 (+499) M 6.2
10
China
665 (+74) M 7.1
11 (+15)
Türkiye
644 (+439) M 6.2
12 (-3)
Peru
544 (-80) M 5.9
13 (-2)
Argentina
518 (+120) M 7.4
14 (+11)
India
433 (+226) M 7.1
15 (-3)
El Salvador
383 (+18) M 6.2
16 (-2)
Afghanistan
321 (+8) M 6.2
17 (+6)
Timor-Leste
307 (+56) M 6.2
18 (+24)
Myanmar
293 (+204) M 7.7
19 (-3)
Tajikistan
286 (-23) M 6.2
20 (+17)
Ethiopia
285 (+158) M 5.9
21 (-1)
Honduras
277 (+6) M 6.2
22
Pakistan
265 (+13) M 6.0
23 (-8)
Tonga
256 (-53) M 7.0
24 (-6)
Nicaragua
240 (-43) M 5.4
25 (-18)
Taiwan
236 (-419) M 6.0
26 (+2)
Iran
232 (+34) M 5.6
27 (+3)
Bolivia
209 (+19) M 5.6
28 (+32)
Nepal
206 (+168) M 7.1
29 (-10)
Vanuatu
178 (-95) M 5.9
30 (+1)
Guam
175 (+6) M 5.9
31 (+56)
Bhutan
173 (+152) M 7.1
32 (+7)
Ecuador
163 (+39) M 6.3
33 (-9)
Costa Rica
163 (-78) M 5.9
34 (-1)
Northern Mariana Islands
160 (+2) M 5.9
35 (+3)
New Zealand
152 (+28) M 6.7
36 (-1)
Uzbekistan
150 (-2) M 6.2
37 (-24)
Kyrgyzstan
149 (-213) M 5.8
38 (-2)
Colombia
144 (+7) M 6.3
39 (-10)
Fiji
144 (-52) M 5.6
40 (-6)
Panama
108 (-45) M 6.2
41 (-9)
The United States
104 (-64) M 6.0
42 (+23)
Saudi Arabia
93 (+59) M 5.2
43 (-2)
Venezuela
89 (-16) M 6.3
44 (+6)
Bangladesh
77 (+20) M 5.5
45 (+2)
Canada
74 (+12) M 7.0
46
Solomon Islands
74 (+10) M 5.3
47 (-26)
Kazakhstan
70 (-198) M 5.8
48 (+54)
Bahrain
68 (+52) M 5.2
49 (-6)
Puerto Rico
67 (-6) M 5.9
50 (+31)
Qatar
66 (+44) M 5.0
51 (-3)
Iraq
63 (+3) M 5.1
52 (+37)
Dominica
62 (+42) M 6.5
53 (+36)
Guadeloupe
60 (+40) M 6.5
53 (+29)
Montserrat
60 (+38) M 6.5
53 (+36)
Antigua and Barbuda
60 (+40) M 6.5
56 (+55)
Martinique
58 (+45) M 6.5
57 (-17)
Samoa
57 (-55) M 5.6
58 (-3)
Bulgaria
55 (+11) M 6.2
59 (-10)
Dominican Republic
53 (-5) M 5.9
60 (+65)
Thailand
53 (+46) M 4.9
61 (+17)
Eritrea
52 (+29) M 5.6
62 (-11)
Albania
49 (-7) M 4.8
63 (-11)
Italy
48 (-7) M 5.2
64 (-7)
Libya
47 (+5) M 5.1
65 (+1)
Mongolia
44 (+11) M 5.7
66 (+27)
Yemen
44 (+25) M 5.5
67 (-13)
North Macedonia
38 (-10) M 5.4
68 (-7)
Oman
37 (0) M 5.3
69 (+7)
Grenada
35 (+11) M 5.0
69 (+16)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
35 (+13) M 5.0
71 (+30)
Iceland
34 (+18) M 5.4
72 (-8)
U.S. Virgin Islands
33 (-1) M 5.6
73 (-6)
Wallis and Futuna
32 (0) M 6.6
74 (-6)
British Virgin Islands
32 (+1) M 5.6
75 (-16)
Brazil
32 (-8) M 5.0
76 (+10)
Trinidad and Tobago
31 (+10) M 5.0
77 (-15)
Saint Martin
29 (-7) M 5.6
77 (-15)
Anguilla
29 (-7) M 5.6
79 (+16)
Laos
29 (+11) M 4.7
80 (-22)
Georgia
28 (-14) M 5.4
81 (-36)
American Samoa
27 (-40) M 5.2
82 (-5)
Kuwait
27 (+3) M 5.1
83 (-13)
United Arab Emirates
27 (-3) M 4.6
84 (+50)
Cayman Islands
26 (+21) M 7.6
85 (-14)
Saint Barthelemy
26 (-4) M 5.6
86 (-33)
Azerbaijan
26 (-28) M 5.4
87 (-5)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
25 (+3) M 5.6
88 (+20)
Saint Lucia
25 (+12) M 5.0
89 (-45)
Syria
23 (-44) M 4.8
90 (-18)
Tanzania
22 (-6) M 5.2
90 (+14)
Somalia
22 (+7) M 5.2
92 (-17)
Turkmenistan
22 (-4) M 4.8
93 (-14)
Cyprus
21 (-2) M 5.3
94 (-38)
Armenia
21 (-22) M 4.6
95 (+2)
Algeria
20 (+2) M 5.2
96 (+19)
Portugal
19 (+10) M 5.2
97 (+17)
Barbados
18 (+8) M 5.0
98 (+39)
Tunisia
17 (+12) M 5.1
99 (-17)
Malaysia
16 (-6) M 5.4
100 (-31)
Christmas Island
16 (-14) M 5.2
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.