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, 3470 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
3470 (+3178) M 8.8
2
Indonesia
1848 (-24) M 6.7
3 (-2)
Mexico
1693 (-273) M 6.2
4 (-1)
Japan
1158 (-405) M 7.6
5 (-1)
The Philippines
1022 (+25) M 7.4
6 (-1)
Chile
875 (0) M 6.4
7 (+1)
Papua New Guinea
848 (+212) M 6.9
8 (-2)
Guatemala
717 (+17) M 6.2
9 (+18)
Greece
701 (+496) M 6.2
10
China
663 (+72) M 7.1
11 (+15)
Türkiye
641 (+436) M 6.2
12 (-3)
Peru
541 (-83) M 5.9
13 (-2)
Argentina
516 (+118) M 7.4
14 (+11)
India
433 (+226) M 7.1
15 (-3)
El Salvador
381 (+16) M 6.2
16 (-2)
Afghanistan
321 (+8) M 6.2
17 (+6)
Timor-Leste
307 (+56) M 6.2
18 (+24)
Myanmar
292 (+203) M 7.7
19 (-3)
Tajikistan
286 (-23) M 6.2
20 (+17)
Ethiopia
285 (+158) M 5.9
21 (-1)
Honduras
275 (+4) M 6.2
22
Pakistan
265 (+13) M 6.0
23 (-8)
Tonga
255 (-54) M 7.0
24 (-6)
Nicaragua
237 (-46) M 5.4
25 (-18)
Taiwan
235 (-420) M 6.0
26 (+2)
Iran
232 (+34) M 5.6
27 (+3)
Bolivia
208 (+18) M 5.6
28 (+32)
Nepal
206 (+168) M 7.1
29 (-10)
Vanuatu
177 (-96) M 5.9
30 (+57)
Bhutan
173 (+152) M 7.1
31
Guam
173 (+4) M 5.9
32 (+7)
Ecuador
161 (+37) M 6.3
33 (-9)
Costa Rica
161 (-80) M 5.9
34 (-1)
Northern Mariana Islands
158 (0) M 5.9
35 (+3)
New Zealand
151 (+27) 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
103 (-65) 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
59 (+39) M 6.5
53 (+29)
Montserrat
59 (+37) M 6.5
53 (+36)
Antigua and Barbuda
59 (+39) M 6.5
56 (+55)
Martinique
58 (+45) M 6.5
57 (-17)
Samoa
56 (-56) 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
51 (+28) M 5.6
62 (-11)
Albania
49 (-7) M 4.8
63 (-11)
Italy
47 (-8) 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 (+11)
Trinidad and Tobago
31 (+10) M 5.0
75 (-16)
Brazil
31 (-9) 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
27 (-15) M 5.4
81 (-4)
Kuwait
27 (+3) M 5.1
82 (-12)
United Arab Emirates
27 (-3) M 4.6
83 (+51)
Cayman Islands
26 (+21) M 7.6
84 (-13)
Saint Barthelemy
26 (-4) M 5.6
85 (-32)
Azerbaijan
26 (-28) M 5.4
86 (-41)
American Samoa
26 (-41) M 5.2
87 (-5)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
25 (+3) M 5.6
88 (+20)
Saint Lucia
25 (+12) M 5.0
89 (+15)
Somalia
22 (+7) M 5.2
90 (-15)
Turkmenistan
22 (-4) M 4.8
90 (-46)
Syria
22 (-45) M 4.8
92 (-20)
Tanzania
21 (-7) M 5.2
93 (-37)
Armenia
21 (-22) M 4.6
94 (-15)
Cyprus
20 (-3) M 5.3
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.