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, 3567 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
3567 (+3275) M 8.8
2
Indonesia
1936 (+64) M 6.7
3 (-2)
Mexico
1755 (-211) M 6.2
4 (-1)
Japan
1279 (-284) M 7.6
5 (-1)
The Philippines
1091 (+94) M 7.4
6 (-1)
Chile
926 (+50) M 6.4
7 (+1)
Papua New Guinea
891 (+255) M 6.9
8 (-2)
Guatemala
751 (+51) M 6.2
9 (+18)
Greece
712 (+507) M 6.2
10
China
678 (+87) M 7.1
11 (+15)
Türkiye
654 (+449) M 6.2
12 (-3)
Peru
562 (-62) M 6.2
13 (-2)
Argentina
538 (+140) M 7.4
14 (+11)
India
451 (+244) M 7.1
15 (-3)
El Salvador
399 (+34) M 6.2
16 (-2)
Afghanistan
339 (+26) M 6.2
17 (+6)
Timor-Leste
325 (+74) M 6.2
18 (+24)
Myanmar
304 (+215) M 7.7
19 (-3)
Tajikistan
300 (-9) M 6.2
20
Honduras
292 (+21) M 6.2
21 (+16)
Ethiopia
286 (+159) M 5.9
22
Pakistan
278 (+26) M 6.0
23 (-8)
Tonga
275 (-34) M 7.0
24 (-6)
Nicaragua
253 (-30) M 5.4
25 (-18)
Taiwan
247 (-408) M 6.6
26 (+2)
Iran
245 (+47) M 5.6
27 (+3)
Bolivia
215 (+25) M 5.6
28 (+32)
Nepal
209 (+171) M 7.1
29 (+2)
Guam
187 (+18) M 6.0
30 (-11)
Vanuatu
185 (-88) M 5.9
31 (+56)
Bhutan
174 (+153) M 7.1
32 (+1)
Northern Mariana Islands
170 (+12) M 5.9
33 (-9)
Costa Rica
169 (-72) M 5.9
34 (+5)
Ecuador
165 (+41) M 6.3
35 (-6)
Fiji
159 (-37) M 5.7
36 (-1)
Uzbekistan
158 (+6) M 6.2
37 (+1)
New Zealand
157 (+33) M 6.7
38 (-25)
Kyrgyzstan
155 (-207) M 5.8
39 (-3)
Colombia
150 (+13) M 6.3
40 (-6)
Panama
114 (-39) M 6.2
41 (-9)
The United States
109 (-59) M 6.0
42 (+23)
Saudi Arabia
100 (+66) M 5.2
43 (-2)
Venezuela
94 (-11) M 6.3
44 (+3)
Canada
83 (+21) M 7.0
45 (+5)
Bangladesh
79 (+22) M 5.5
46
Solomon Islands
77 (+13) M 5.3
47 (+55)
Bahrain
73 (+57) M 5.2
48 (-27)
Kazakhstan
72 (-196) M 5.8
49 (+32)
Qatar
71 (+49) M 5.0
50 (-7)
Puerto Rico
69 (-4) M 5.9
51 (-3)
Iraq
65 (+5) M 5.1
52 (+37)
Dominica
64 (+44) M 6.5
53 (+36)
Guadeloupe
62 (+42) M 6.5
53 (+29)
Montserrat
62 (+40) M 6.5
53 (+36)
Antigua and Barbuda
62 (+42) M 6.5
56 (+55)
Martinique
61 (+48) M 6.5
57 (-17)
Samoa
59 (-53) 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
54 (+31) M 5.6
62 (-11)
Albania
51 (-5) M 4.8
63 (-11)
Italy
50 (-5) M 5.2
64 (-7)
Libya
49 (+7) M 5.1
65 (+28)
Yemen
46 (+27) M 5.5
66
Mongolia
44 (+11) M 5.7
67 (-6)
Oman
42 (+5) M 5.3
68 (-14)
North Macedonia
39 (-9) M 5.4
69 (+7)
Grenada
39 (+15) M 5.0
70 (-3)
Wallis and Futuna
38 (+6) M 6.6
71 (+14)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
38 (+16) M 5.0
72 (-13)
Brazil
35 (-5) M 5.0
72 (+14)
Trinidad and Tobago
35 (+14) M 5.0
74 (+27)
Iceland
34 (+18) M 5.4
75 (-11)
U.S. Virgin Islands
33 (-1) M 5.6
76 (-8)
British Virgin Islands
32 (+1) M 5.6
77 (-7)
United Arab Emirates
32 (+2) M 4.6
78 (+17)
Laos
31 (+13) M 4.7
79 (-17)
Anguilla
29 (-7) M 5.6
79 (-17)
Saint Martin
29 (-7) M 5.6
81 (-23)
Georgia
28 (-14) M 5.4
82 (-3)
Cyprus
28 (+5) M 5.3
83 (-38)
American Samoa
28 (-39) M 5.2
84 (-7)
Kuwait
28 (+4) M 5.1
85 (-32)
Azerbaijan
27 (-27) M 5.4
86 (+22)
Saint Lucia
27 (+14) M 4.9
87 (+47)
Cayman Islands
26 (+21) M 7.6
88 (-17)
Saint Barthelemy
26 (-4) M 5.6
89 (-45)
Syria
26 (-41) M 4.8
90 (-8)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
25 (+3) M 5.6
91 (-19)
Tanzania
24 (-4) M 5.2
92 (-17)
Turkmenistan
24 (-2) M 5.1
93 (+11)
Somalia
23 (+8) M 5.2
94 (+21)
Portugal
22 (+13) 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 4.9
98 (-16)
Malaysia
18 (-4) 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.