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, 3529 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
3529 (+3237) M 8.8
2
Indonesia
1919 (+47) M 6.7
3 (-2)
Mexico
1756 (-210) M 6.2
4 (-1)
Japan
1226 (-337) M 7.6
5 (-1)
The Philippines
1076 (+79) M 7.4
6 (-1)
Chile
920 (+44) M 6.4
7 (+1)
Papua New Guinea
880 (+244) M 6.9
8 (-2)
Guatemala
751 (+51) M 6.2
9 (+18)
Greece
709 (+504) M 6.2
10
China
675 (+84) M 7.1
11 (+15)
Türkiye
650 (+445) M 6.2
12 (-3)
Peru
561 (-63) M 6.2
13 (-2)
Argentina
536 (+138) M 7.4
14 (+11)
India
445 (+238) M 7.1
15 (-3)
El Salvador
397 (+32) M 6.2
16 (-2)
Afghanistan
334 (+21) M 6.2
17 (+6)
Timor-Leste
320 (+69) M 6.2
18 (+24)
Myanmar
302 (+213) M 7.7
19 (-3)
Tajikistan
298 (-11) M 6.2
20
Honduras
290 (+19) M 6.2
21 (+16)
Ethiopia
286 (+159) M 5.9
22
Pakistan
276 (+24) M 6.0
23 (-8)
Tonga
269 (-40) M 7.0
24 (-6)
Nicaragua
251 (-32) M 5.4
25 (-18)
Taiwan
245 (-410) M 6.6
26 (+2)
Iran
239 (+41) M 5.6
27 (+3)
Bolivia
213 (+23) M 5.6
28 (+32)
Nepal
208 (+170) M 7.1
29 (+2)
Guam
181 (+12) M 6.0
30 (-11)
Vanuatu
179 (-94) M 5.9
31 (+56)
Bhutan
174 (+153) M 7.1
32 (-8)
Costa Rica
168 (-73) M 5.9
33 (+6)
Ecuador
165 (+41) M 6.3
34 (-1)
Northern Mariana Islands
163 (+5) M 5.9
35 (+3)
New Zealand
157 (+33) M 6.7
36 (-1)
Uzbekistan
156 (+4) M 6.2
37 (-24)
Kyrgyzstan
153 (-209) M 5.8
38 (-9)
Fiji
151 (-45) M 5.7
39 (-3)
Colombia
149 (+12) M 6.3
40 (-6)
Panama
113 (-40) M 6.2
41 (-9)
The United States
110 (-58) M 6.0
42 (+23)
Saudi Arabia
98 (+64) M 5.2
43 (-2)
Venezuela
92 (-13) M 6.3
44 (+3)
Canada
82 (+20) M 7.0
45 (+5)
Bangladesh
79 (+22) M 5.5
46
Solomon Islands
77 (+13) M 5.3
47 (-26)
Kazakhstan
72 (-196) M 5.8
48 (+54)
Bahrain
70 (+54) M 5.2
49 (-6)
Puerto Rico
69 (-4) M 5.9
50 (+31)
Qatar
69 (+47) M 5.0
51 (+38)
Dominica
63 (+43) M 6.5
52 (-4)
Iraq
63 (+3) M 5.1
53 (+36)
Antigua and Barbuda
61 (+41) M 6.5
53 (+36)
Guadeloupe
61 (+41) M 6.5
53 (+29)
Montserrat
61 (+39) M 6.5
56 (+55)
Martinique
60 (+47) M 6.5
57 (-17)
Samoa
58 (-54) M 5.6
58 (+67)
Thailand
56 (+49) M 4.9
59 (-4)
Bulgaria
55 (+11) M 6.2
60 (-11)
Dominican Republic
55 (-3) M 5.9
61 (+17)
Eritrea
53 (+30) M 5.6
62 (-11)
Albania
51 (-5) M 4.8
63 (-11)
Italy
49 (-6) M 5.2
64 (-7)
Libya
48 (+6) M 5.1
65 (+28)
Yemen
46 (+27) M 5.5
66
Mongolia
44 (+11) M 5.7
67 (-13)
North Macedonia
39 (-9) M 5.4
68 (-7)
Oman
39 (+2) M 5.3
69 (+16)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
37 (+15) M 5.0
69 (+7)
Grenada
37 (+13) M 5.0
71 (-4)
Wallis and Futuna
35 (+3) M 6.6
72 (-13)
Brazil
35 (-5) M 5.0
73 (+28)
Iceland
34 (+18) M 5.4
74 (-10)
U.S. Virgin Islands
33 (-1) M 5.6
75 (+11)
Trinidad and Tobago
33 (+12) M 5.0
76 (-8)
British Virgin Islands
32 (+1) M 5.6
77 (+18)
Laos
31 (+13) M 4.7
78 (-16)
Saint Martin
29 (-7) M 5.6
78 (-16)
Anguilla
29 (-7) M 5.6
80 (-10)
United Arab Emirates
29 (-1) M 4.6
81 (-23)
Georgia
28 (-14) M 5.4
82 (-37)
American Samoa
28 (-39) M 5.2
83 (-30)
Azerbaijan
27 (-27) M 5.4
84 (-7)
Kuwait
27 (+3) M 5.1
85 (+23)
Saint Lucia
27 (+14) M 5.0
86 (+48)
Cayman Islands
26 (+21) M 7.6
87 (-16)
Saint Barthelemy
26 (-4) M 5.6
88 (-44)
Syria
26 (-41) M 4.8
89 (-7)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
25 (+3) M 5.6
90 (-11)
Cyprus
24 (+1) M 5.3
91 (-16)
Turkmenistan
24 (-2) M 5.1
92 (+12)
Somalia
23 (+8) M 5.2
92 (-20)
Tanzania
23 (-5) M 5.2
94 (+21)
Portugal
21 (+12) M 5.2
95 (-39)
Armenia
21 (-22) M 4.6
96 (+1)
Algeria
20 (+2) M 5.2
97 (+17)
Barbados
19 (+9) M 5.0
98 (-16)
Malaysia
17 (-5) M 5.4
99 (+38)
Tunisia
17 (+12) M 5.1
100 (-26)
Croatia
17 (-9) M 5.0
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.