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 2026 is Mexico. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2026 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Mexico, 278 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Mexico had a magnitude of 6.5.

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2026: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+2)
Mexico
278 (-1479) M 6.5
2
Indonesia
236 (-1699) M 5.8
3 (-2)
Russia
163 (-3430) M 6.2
4 (+1)
The Philippines
162 (-932) M 6.4
5 (-1)
Japan
140 (-1151) M 5.7
6
Chile
104 (-823) M 6.2
7 (+1)
Guatemala
80 (-671) M 5.2
8 (+4)
Peru
65 (-498) M 5.7
9 (+1)
China
56 (-625) M 5.5
10 (-3)
Papua New Guinea
55 (-838) M 5.9
11 (+2)
Argentina
53 (-485) M 6.2
12 (+7)
Tajikistan
44 (-260) M 5.6
13 (+3)
Afghanistan
38 (-304) M 5.4
14 (-5)
Greece
38 (-675) M 4.9
15
El Salvador
36 (-363) M 5.2
16 (+6)
Pakistan
33 (-247) M 5.6
17 (+7)
Nicaragua
32 (-222) M 4.8
18 (-4)
India
31 (-420) M 5.6
19 (-2)
Timor-Leste
31 (-292) M 5.1
20 (+3)
Tonga
30 (-246) M 5.8
21 (-1)
Honduras
29 (-263) M 5.2
21 (+5)
Iran
29 (-216) M 5.2
23 (+18)
The United States
25 (-84) M 4.9
24 (+9)
Costa Rica
23 (-146) M 4.8
25 (-14)
Türkiye
22 (-634) M 4.9
26 (-1)
Taiwan
21 (-227) M 5.3
27 (+8)
Uzbekistan
20 (-140) M 5.4
28 (-1)
Bolivia
19 (-196) M 4.6
29 (-11)
Myanmar
18 (-286) M 5.8
30 (+8)
Kyrgyzstan
17 (-139) M 5.4
31 (+9)
Panama
17 (-97) M 4.8
32 (-2)
Vanuatu
16 (-169) M 5.2
33 (+29)
Albania
15 (-36) M 4.9
34 (-5)
Guam
14 (-176) M 5.4
35 (+2)
New Zealand
14 (-143) M 5.3
36 (-5)
Bhutan
14 (-160) M 5.2
37 (+8)
Bangladesh
13 (-66) M 5.2
38 (+1)
Colombia
13 (-139) M 4.9
39 (+5)
Canada
12 (-72) M 5.7
40 (+17)
Samoa
11 (-48) M 5.6
41 (-9)
Northern Mariana Islands
10 (-161) M 5.4
42 (+7)
Qatar
10 (-61) M 5.2
42 (+5)
Bahrain
10 (-63) M 5.2
44 (+19)
Italy
10 (-40) M 5.1
45 (-2)
Venezuela
10 (-85) M 4.9
45 (-9)
Fiji
10 (-150) M 4.9
47 (-13)
Ecuador
9 (-156) M 5.5
48 (-6)
Saudi Arabia
9 (-91) M 5.2
49 (+3)
Iraq
9 (-56) M 4.8
50 (+33)
American Samoa
8 (-20) M 5.6
51 (+16)
Oman
8 (-34) M 5.3
52 (+16)
North Macedonia
7 (-32) M 4.9
53 (-3)
Puerto Rico
7 (-62) M 4.7
54 (-26)
Nepal
7 (-202) M 4.6
54 (+36)
Syria
7 (-19) M 4.6
56 (+35)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
7 (-18) M 4.4
56 (+23)
Anguilla
7 (-22) M 4.4
56 (+23)
Saint Martin
7 (-22) M 4.4
56 (+32)
Saint Barthelemy
7 (-19) M 4.4
60 (+17)
United Arab Emirates
6 (-26) M 5.1
61 (+14)
U.S. Virgin Islands
6 (-27) M 4.4
61 (+15)
British Virgin Islands
6 (-26) M 4.4
63 (+44)
Belize
5 (-8) M 5.2
64
Libya
5 (-44) M 4.9
65 (-44)
Ethiopia
5 (-281) M 4.8
65 (+33)
Malaysia
5 (-13) M 4.8
67 (-19)
Kazakhstan
5 (-67) M 4.7
68 (-9)
Bulgaria
5 (-50) M 4.5
69 (+5)
Iceland
4 (-30) M 5.3
70 (+15)
Saint Lucia
4 (-24) M 5.1
71 (+13)
Kuwait
4 (-24) M 4.8
72 (+29)
Croatia
4 (-13) M 4.6
73 (+44)
Kosovo
4 (-6) M 4.5
73 (+44)
Montenegro
4 (-6) M 4.5
73 (+5)
Laos
4 (-27) M 4.5
76 (+13)
Tanzania
3 (-23) M 5.3
77 (-24)
Antigua and Barbuda
3 (-61) M 5.1
77 (-6)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3 (-35) M 5.1
77 (+20)
Barbados
3 (-16) M 5.1
77 (-26)
Dominica
3 (-63) M 5.1
77 (-21)
Martinique
3 (-60) M 5.1
77 (-31)
Solomon Islands
3 (-74) M 5.1
77 (-24)
Guadeloupe
3 (-61) M 5.1
77 (-24)
Montserrat
3 (-61) M 5.1
85 (+38)
Mozambique
3 (-6) M 4.8
85 (+20)
Ukraine
3 (-11) M 4.8
87 (-17)
Wallis and Futuna
3 (-35) M 4.7
88 (+15)
Vietnam
3 (-13) M 4.5
88 (+46)
Cambodia
3 (-3) M 4.5
88 (-16)
Trinidad and Tobago
3 (-32) M 4.5
88 (-22)
Mongolia
3 (-41) M 4.5
88 (-27)
Eritrea
3 (-51) M 4.5
93 (+3)
Algeria
3 (-17) M 4.4
94 (+5)
Lebanon
3 (-14) M 4.2
95 (+65)
Cuba
2 (0) M 5.5
95 (+13)
Haiti
2 (-11) M 5.5
97 (+23)
Malta
2 (-7) M 5.1
98 (+51)
Madagascar
2 (-1) M 4.9
99 (-39)
Dominican Republic
2 (-53) M 4.7
100 (+44)
San Marino
2 (-1) M 4.6
100 (+44)
Slovenia
2 (-1) M 4.6
100 (+49)
Austria
2 (-1) M 4.6
100 (-28)
Brazil
2 (-33) M 4.6
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.