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, 295 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
295 (-1462) M 6.5
2
Indonesia
249 (-1686) M 5.8
3 (-2)
Russia
168 (-3425) M 6.2
4 (+1)
The Philippines
166 (-928) M 6.4
5 (-1)
Japan
149 (-1142) M 5.7
6
Chile
113 (-814) M 6.2
7 (+1)
Guatemala
82 (-669) M 5.2
8 (+4)
Peru
69 (-494) M 5.7
9 (+1)
China
58 (-623) M 5.5
10 (+3)
Argentina
55 (-483) M 6.2
11 (-4)
Papua New Guinea
55 (-838) M 5.9
12 (+7)
Tajikistan
44 (-260) M 5.6
13 (-4)
Greece
39 (-674) M 4.9
14 (+2)
Afghanistan
38 (-304) M 5.4
15
El Salvador
38 (-361) M 5.2
16 (+8)
Nicaragua
36 (-218) M 4.8
17 (-3)
India
34 (-417) M 5.6
18 (+4)
Pakistan
33 (-248) M 5.6
19 (+1)
Honduras
32 (-260) M 5.2
20 (-3)
Timor-Leste
32 (-291) M 5.1
21 (+2)
Tonga
30 (-246) M 5.8
22 (+4)
Iran
30 (-215) M 5.2
23 (+10)
Costa Rica
26 (-143) M 4.8
24 (+17)
The United States
25 (-84) M 4.9
25
Taiwan
24 (-224) M 5.3
26 (-8)
Myanmar
22 (-282) M 5.8
27 (-16)
Türkiye
22 (-634) M 4.9
28 (+8)
Uzbekistan
20 (-140) M 5.4
29 (+11)
Panama
20 (-94) M 4.8
30 (-3)
Bolivia
20 (-195) M 4.6
31 (+7)
Kyrgyzstan
18 (-138) M 5.4
32 (+5)
New Zealand
16 (-141) M 5.3
33 (+12)
Bangladesh
16 (-63) M 5.2
33 (-3)
Vanuatu
16 (-169) M 5.2
35 (+27)
Albania
16 (-35) M 4.9
36 (-7)
Guam
14 (-176) M 5.4
37 (-6)
Bhutan
14 (-160) M 5.2
38 (+1)
Colombia
13 (-139) M 4.9
39 (+5)
Canada
12 (-73) M 5.7
40 (+17)
Samoa
12 (-47) M 5.6
41 (+6)
Bahrain
11 (-62) M 5.2
41 (+8)
Qatar
11 (-60) M 5.2
43 (+20)
Italy
11 (-39) M 5.1
43 (-8)
Fiji
11 (-150) M 5.1
45 (-11)
Ecuador
10 (-155) M 5.5
46 (-14)
Northern Mariana Islands
10 (-161) M 5.4
47 (-5)
Saudi Arabia
10 (-90) M 5.2
48 (-5)
Venezuela
10 (-85) M 4.9
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 (-13)
Kazakhstan
6 (-66) M 4.7
62 (+13)
U.S. Virgin Islands
6 (-27) M 4.4
62 (+14)
British Virgin Islands
6 (-26) M 4.4
64 (+43)
Belize
5 (-8) M 5.2
65 (-1)
Libya
5 (-44) M 4.9
66 (+32)
Malaysia
5 (-13) M 4.8
66 (-45)
Ethiopia
5 (-281) M 4.8
68 (+10)
Laos
5 (-26) M 4.7
69 (+48)
Montenegro
5 (-5) M 4.6
69 (+32)
Croatia
5 (-12) M 4.6
71 (-12)
Bulgaria
5 (-50) M 4.5
72 (+2)
Iceland
4 (-30) M 5.3
73 (+12)
Saint Lucia
4 (-24) M 5.1
74 (+10)
Kuwait
4 (-24) M 4.8
75 (+28)
Vietnam
4 (-12) M 4.7
76 (+41)
Kosovo
4 (-6) M 4.5
77 (+12)
Tanzania
3 (-23) M 5.3
78 (-25)
Antigua and Barbuda
3 (-61) M 5.1
78 (-7)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3 (-35) M 5.1
78 (+19)
Barbados
3 (-16) M 5.1
78 (-27)
Dominica
3 (-63) M 5.1
78 (-22)
Martinique
3 (-60) M 5.1
78 (-32)
Solomon Islands
3 (-74) M 5.1
78 (-25)
Guadeloupe
3 (-61) M 5.1
78 (-25)
Montserrat
3 (-61) M 5.1
86 (+37)
Mozambique
3 (-6) M 4.8
86 (+19)
Ukraine
3 (-11) M 4.8
88 (-18)
Wallis and Futuna
3 (-35) M 4.7
88 (-30)
Thailand
3 (-53) M 4.7
90 (+54)
Slovenia
3 (0) M 4.6
91 (-25)
Mongolia
3 (-41) M 4.5
91 (-19)
Trinidad and Tobago
3 (-32) M 4.5
91 (-30)
Eritrea
3 (-51) M 4.5
91 (+43)
Cambodia
3 (-3) M 4.5
95 (+25)
Spain
3 (-6) M 4.4
95 (+44)
Gibraltar
3 (-2) M 4.4
95 (+30)
Morocco
3 (-5) M 4.4
95 (+1)
Algeria
3 (-17) M 4.4
99
Lebanon
3 (-14) M 4.2
100 (+8)
Haiti
2 (-11) M 5.5
100 (+60)
Cuba
2 (0) M 5.5
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.