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 Greece. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2025 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Greece, 270 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Greece had a magnitude of 5.3.

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2025: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+26)
Greece
270 (+66) M 5.3
2 (+24)
Türkiye
264 (+60) M 5.3
3 (-2)
Mexico
237 (-1735) M 6.2
4 (+6)
China
223 (-366) M 7.1
5 (-3)
Indonesia
221 (-1648) M 5.9
6 (+32)
Ethiopia
213 (+90) M 6.0
7 (+18)
India
140 (-68) M 7.1
8 (+52)
Nepal
127 (+89) M 7.1
9 (+78)
Bhutan
125 (+104) M 7.1
10 (-7)
Japan
110 (-1449) M 6.8
11 (-6)
Chile
100 (-768) M 6.1
12 (-8)
The Philippines
96 (-899) M 5.7
13 (-5)
Papua New Guinea
87 (-548) M 5.7
14 (-8)
Guatemala
81 (-623) M 6.2
15 (-8)
Taiwan
79 (-574) M 6.0
16 (+13)
Iran
51 (-145) M 5.2
17 (-5)
El Salvador
49 (-317) M 6.2
18 (-9)
Peru
43 (-581) M 5.3
19 (-8)
Argentina
43 (-353) M 5.1
20 (-1)
Honduras
39 (-230) M 6.2
21
Vanuatu
36 (-225) M 5.9
22 (-4)
Nicaragua
36 (-245) M 4.9
23 (-7)
Tajikistan
32 (-273) M 4.6
24 (-1)
Timor-Leste
30 (-220) M 4.9
25 (-8)
Russia
27 (-264) M 5.1
26 (-12)
Afghanistan
26 (-284) M 4.7
27 (+79)
Bahrain
25 (+10) M 5.2
28 (+58)
Qatar
24 (+3) M 4.9
29 (+1)
Bolivia
23 (-166) M 5.3
29 (-14)
Tonga
23 (-286) M 5.3
31
Guam
21 (-148) M 5.5
32 (+34)
Saudi Arabia
21 (-12) M 5.2
33 (-11)
Pakistan
21 (-230) M 4.7
34 (+2)
Colombia
19 (-117) M 5.6
35 (+2)
Ecuador
19 (-105) M 5.5
35 (-2)
Northern Mariana Islands
19 (-137) M 5.5
37 (-13)
Costa Rica
19 (-222) M 4.4
38 (+1)
New Zealand
17 (-105) M 5.1
39 (-26)
Kyrgyzstan
16 (-344) M 4.5
40 (-8)
The United States
15 (-153) M 5.0
41 (+7)
Iraq
15 (-45) M 4.8
42 (+4)
Solomon Islands
13 (-51) M 5.3
43 (-15)
Fiji
13 (-183) M 4.9
44 (-9)
Uzbekistan
13 (-136) M 4.5
44 (-10)
Panama
13 (-140) M 4.5
46 (+88)
Cayman Islands
10 (+5) M 7.6
47 (+3)
Bangladesh
9 (-48) M 4.5
48 (-6)
Myanmar
8 (-81) M 5.0
49 (+28)
Kuwait
8 (-16) M 4.7
49 (-8)
Venezuela
8 (-96) M 4.7
51 (+10)
Oman
8 (-28) M 4.5
52 (+5)
Libya
7 (-35) M 4.8
53 (+12)
Mongolia
6 (-27) M 5.7
54 (-2)
Italy
6 (-49) M 5.1
55
Bulgaria
6 (-38) M 4.9
56 (-36)
Kazakhstan
6 (-261) M 4.5
57 (+13)
United Arab Emirates
6 (-24) M 4.4
57 (-10)
Canada
6 (-57) M 4.4
59 (+42)
Iceland
5 (-11) M 5.2
60 (-20)
Samoa
5 (-105) M 4.9
61 (-18)
Puerto Rico
5 (-68) M 4.2
62 (-17)
American Samoa
4 (-63) M 4.9
63 (+50)
Australia
3 (-8) M 4.9
63 (-9)
North Macedonia
3 (-45) M 4.9
63 (+30)
Yemen
3 (-16) M 4.9
66 (+6)
Tanzania
3 (-24) M 4.7
66 (-8)
Georgia
3 (-39) M 4.7
68 (+5)
Croatia
3 (-23) M 4.6
69 (-18)
Albania
3 (-53) M 4.3
70 (-9)
Saint Martin
3 (-33) M 4.1
70 (+1)
Saint Barthelemy
3 (-27) M 4.1
70 (+11)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
3 (-19) M 4.1
70 (-6)
U.S. Virgin Islands
3 (-31) M 4.1
70 (-2)
British Virgin Islands
3 (-28) M 4.1
70 (-9)
Anguilla
3 (-33) M 4.1
76 (+61)
Tunisia
2 (-3) M 4.8
76 (+21)
Algeria
2 (-16) M 4.8
78 (+65)
Rwanda
2 (-2) M 4.7
78 (+82)
Burundi
2 (0) M 4.7
78 (+39)
Congo-Kinshasa
2 (-7) M 4.7
81 (+40)
Hungary
2 (-6) M 4.6
81 (+40)
Slovenia
2 (-6) M 4.6
81 (+19)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 (-14) M 4.6
81 (-25)
Armenia
2 (-41) M 4.6
81 (+40)
Austria
2 (-6) M 4.6
81 (+59)
San Marino
2 (-3) M 4.6
87 (+23)
Ukraine
2 (-11) M 4.5
87 (-8)
Cyprus
2 (-21) M 4.5
89 (-15)
Turkmenistan
2 (-24) M 4.4
89 (+14)
Somalia
2 (-13) M 4.4
91 (+8)
Romania
2 (-15) M 4.3
91 (+21)
Moldova
2 (-10) M 4.3
91 (+41)
Germany
2 (-4) M 4.3
94 (-45)
Dominican Republic
2 (-56) M 4.2
94 (-50)
Syria
2 (-65) M 4.2
96 (+50)
Gibraltar
1 (-3) M 5.1
96 (+22)
Morocco
1 (-8) M 5.1
96 (+19)
Spain
1 (-8) M 5.1
99 (-24)
Niue
1 (-24) M 5.0
99 (+31)
New Caledonia
1 (-5) M 5.0
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.