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 Indonesia. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2026 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Indonesia, 1360 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Indonesia had a magnitude of 7.4.

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2026: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+1)
Indonesia
1360 (-582) M 7.4
2 (+1)
Mexico
1042 (-717) M 6.5
3 (+2)
The Philippines
917 (-175) M 7.8
4
Japan
696 (-599) M 7.4
5 (-4)
Russia
524 (-3072) M 6.6
6
Chile
502 (-427) M 6.9
7 (+1)
Guatemala
385 (-366) M 5.2
8 (-1)
Papua New Guinea
288 (-605) M 5.9
9 (+1)
China
281 (-400) M 6.3
10 (+2)
Peru
252 (-311) M 6.0
11 (+2)
Argentina
222 (-317) M 6.1
12 (-3)
Greece
195 (-521) M 5.7
13 (+2)
El Salvador
190 (-209) M 5.5
14 (+3)
Timor-Leste
180 (-143) M 5.9
15 (-1)
India
160 (-292) M 5.6
16 (+4)
Honduras
156 (-136) M 5.5
17 (+2)
Tajikistan
150 (-155) M 6.1
18 (+5)
Tonga
142 (-136) M 7.5
19 (+5)
Nicaragua
136 (-118) M 5.7
20 (-4)
Afghanistan
135 (-208) M 6.1
21 (+1)
Pakistan
134 (-148) M 6.1
22 (+4)
Iran
124 (-121) M 5.6
23 (+7)
Vanuatu
112 (-73) M 7.3
24 (+9)
Costa Rica
102 (-67) M 5.7
25 (-7)
Myanmar
97 (-208) M 5.8
26 (-1)
Taiwan
93 (-154) M 5.8
27 (-16)
Türkiye
93 (-564) M 5.4
28 (+13)
The United States
87 (-22) M 6.0
29 (+28)
Samoa
86 (+26) M 6.3
30 (+7)
New Zealand
86 (-72) M 5.8
31 (-4)
Bolivia
85 (-131) M 4.9
32 (+8)
Panama
75 (-39) M 5.3
33 (+2)
Uzbekistan
72 (-89) M 5.8
34 (+2)
Fiji
71 (-90) M 5.6
35 (+3)
Kyrgyzstan
67 (-90) M 5.4
36 (+9)
Bangladesh
65 (-14) M 5.6
37 (-8)
Guam
62 (-128) M 5.4
38 (+45)
American Samoa
60 (+32) M 6.3
39 (-5)
Ecuador
56 (-109) M 5.5
40 (-1)
Colombia
55 (-97) M 5.3
41 (+21)
Albania
54 (+2) M 5.5
42 (+1)
Venezuela
52 (-43) M 7.5
43 (+3)
Solomon Islands
48 (-29) M 5.8
44 (-12)
Northern Mariana Islands
48 (-124) M 5.4
45 (+5)
Puerto Rico
46 (-23) M 5.1
46 (+17)
Italy
44 (-6) M 6.2
47 (+21)
North Macedonia
42 (+3) M 5.5
48 (+7)
Iraq
41 (-24) M 5.1
49 (+26)
U.S. Virgin Islands
40 (+7) M 5.2
49 (+27)
British Virgin Islands
40 (+8) M 5.2
51 (+29)
Anguilla
39 (+10) M 6.0
51 (+29)
Saint Martin
39 (+10) M 6.0
51 (+38)
Saint Barthelemy
39 (+13) M 6.0
54 (-26)
Nepal
39 (-170) M 5.6
55 (-24)
Bhutan
35 (-139) M 5.6
56 (+35)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
30 (+5) M 6.0
57 (+30)
Azerbaijan
30 (+3) M 5.6
58 (+9)
Oman
26 (-16) M 5.3
59 (-12)
Kazakhstan
26 (-47) M 4.9
60 (-11)
Qatar
25 (-46) M 5.3
60 (-18)
Saudi Arabia
25 (-75) M 5.3
60 (-12)
Bahrain
25 (-48) M 5.3
63 (-19)
Canada
23 (-62) M 5.7
64 (+31)
Armenia
23 (+2) M 5.6
65 (-1)
Libya
22 (-27) M 5.2
66 (-6)
Dominican Republic
22 (-33) M 5.0
67 (+23)
Syria
21 (-5) M 5.4
68 (+50)
Kosovo
21 (+11) M 4.9
69 (+8)
United Arab Emirates
20 (-12) M 5.1
70 (+12)
Georgia
20 (-8) M 4.9
71 (+89)
Cuba
19 (+17) M 6.1
72 (-2)
Wallis and Futuna
19 (-19) M 4.8
73 (+1)
Iceland
18 (-16) M 5.3
74 (-22)
Antigua and Barbuda
17 (-48) M 6.0
75 (+33)
Haiti
17 (+4) M 5.8
76 (-55)
Ethiopia
17 (-269) M 4.8
77 (-25)
Montserrat
16 (-49) M 6.0
78 (+40)
Montenegro
16 (+6) M 4.7
79 (-13)
Mongolia
15 (-30) M 5.5
80 (-8)
Brazil
15 (-20) M 5.2
81 (+70)
Caribbean Netherlands
14 (+11) M 7.5
82 (-10)
Trinidad and Tobago
14 (-21) M 5.6
82 (-13)
Grenada
14 (-25) M 5.6
84 (-26)
Thailand
14 (-42) M 5.2
84 (+23)
Belize
14 (+1) M 5.2
86 (-35)
Dominica
13 (-54) M 6.0
87 (-9)
Laos
13 (-18) M 4.6
88 (-36)
Guadeloupe
12 (-53) M 6.0
89 (-18)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
12 (-26) M 5.6
90 (-34)
Martinique
12 (-52) M 5.1
91 (-6)
Kuwait
12 (-16) M 4.8
92 (-33)
Bulgaria
11 (-44) M 4.9
93 (+8)
Croatia
11 (-6) M 4.6
94 (+3)
Barbados
10 (-9) M 5.6
95 (-12)
Tanzania
10 (-18) M 5.3
96 (+2)
Malaysia
9 (-9) M 7.1
97 (+6)
Vietnam
9 (-7) M 4.6
98 (+17)
Spain
9 (-1) M 4.5
99 (+5)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
9 (-5) M 4.4
100 (+20)
Aruba
8 (-1) M 7.5
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.