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, 2281 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Indonesia had a magnitude of 7.8.

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2026: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+1)
Indonesia
2281 (+339) M 7.8
2 (+1)
Mexico
1858 (+99) M 7.3
3 (+2)
The Philippines
1225 (+133) M 7.8
4 (+4)
Guatemala
1061 (+310) M 7.3
5 (-1)
Japan
908 (-387) M 7.4
6
Chile
648 (-281) M 6.9
7 (-6)
Russia
634 (-2962) M 6.6
8 (-1)
Papua New Guinea
382 (-511) M 5.9
9 (+1)
China
381 (-300) M 6.3
10 (+2)
Peru
311 (-252) M 6.7
11 (+2)
Argentina
291 (-248) M 6.1
12 (+3)
El Salvador
276 (-123) M 5.5
13 (+4)
Timor-Leste
222 (-101) M 6.0
14 (-5)
Greece
221 (-495) M 5.7
15 (-1)
India
215 (-237) M 5.6
16 (+4)
Honduras
206 (-86) M 5.5
17 (+2)
Tajikistan
201 (-104) M 6.1
18 (+4)
Pakistan
184 (-98) M 6.1
19 (-3)
Afghanistan
183 (-160) M 6.1
20 (+6)
Iran
179 (-66) M 5.6
21 (+2)
Tonga
177 (-101) M 7.5
22 (+2)
Nicaragua
176 (-78) M 5.7
23 (+7)
Vanuatu
146 (-39) M 7.3
24 (+9)
Costa Rica
132 (-37) M 5.7
25 (-7)
Myanmar
129 (-176) M 5.8
26 (+11)
New Zealand
127 (-31) M 5.9
27 (-16)
Türkiye
118 (-539) M 5.4
28 (-3)
Taiwan
111 (-136) M 5.8
29 (+11)
Panama
108 (-6) M 5.2
30 (+11)
The United States
107 (-1) M 6.0
31 (-4)
Bolivia
106 (-110) M 4.9
32 (+25)
Samoa
96 (+36) M 6.3
33 (+3)
Fiji
94 (-67) M 5.6
34 (+1)
Uzbekistan
93 (-68) M 5.8
35 (+4)
Colombia
89 (-63) M 7.4
36 (+2)
Kyrgyzstan
87 (-70) M 5.4
37 (-8)
Guam
84 (-106) M 5.4
38 (+5)
Venezuela
77 (-18) M 7.5
39 (+6)
Bangladesh
75 (-4) M 5.6
40 (-6)
Ecuador
75 (-90) M 5.5
41 (+42)
American Samoa
69 (+41) M 6.3
42 (+13)
Iraq
67 (+2) M 5.2
43 (-11)
Northern Mariana Islands
62 (-110) M 5.4
44 (+18)
Albania
61 (+9) M 5.5
45 (+1)
Solomon Islands
60 (-17) M 5.8
46 (+17)
Italy
55 (+5) M 6.2
47 (-19)
Nepal
54 (-155) M 5.6
48 (+2)
Puerto Rico
53 (-16) M 5.1
49 (+19)
North Macedonia
50 (+11) M 5.5
50 (+17)
Oman
42 (0) M 5.3
51 (+24)
U.S. Virgin Islands
42 (+9) M 5.2
51 (+25)
British Virgin Islands
42 (+10) M 5.2
53 (+27)
Saint Martin
40 (+11) M 6.0
53 (+36)
Saint Barthelemy
40 (+14) M 6.0
53 (+27)
Anguilla
40 (+11) M 6.0
56 (-25)
Bhutan
40 (-134) M 5.6
57 (-13)
Canada
36 (-49) M 5.7
58 (+29)
Azerbaijan
35 (+8) M 5.6
59 (-12)
Kazakhstan
34 (-39) M 5.0
60 (+31)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
31 (+6) M 6.0
61 (+16)
United Arab Emirates
31 (-1) M 5.1
62 (-2)
Dominican Republic
30 (-25) M 5.0
63 (+27)
Syria
28 (+2) M 5.4
64 (-15)
Qatar
27 (-44) M 5.3
64 (-22)
Saudi Arabia
27 (-73) M 5.3
66 (+52)
Kosovo
27 (+17) M 4.9
67 (-19)
Bahrain
26 (-47) M 5.3
68 (+27)
Armenia
25 (+4) M 5.6
69 (-5)
Libya
25 (-24) M 5.2
70 (+12)
Georgia
25 (-3) M 4.9
71 (-1)
Wallis and Futuna
25 (-13) M 4.8
72 (-3)
Grenada
23 (-16) M 5.6
73 (-1)
Trinidad and Tobago
22 (-13) M 5.6
74 (+4)
Laos
22 (-9) M 5.0
75 (-23)
Antigua and Barbuda
21 (-44) M 6.0
76 (-2)
Iceland
21 (-13) M 5.4
77 (+41)
Montenegro
21 (+11) M 4.8
78 (+73)
Caribbean Netherlands
20 (+17) M 7.5
79 (+81)
Cuba
20 (+18) M 6.1
80 (-28)
Montserrat
20 (-45) M 6.0
81 (+27)
Haiti
20 (+7) M 5.8
82 (-61)
Ethiopia
20 (-266) M 4.8
83 (-11)
Brazil
19 (-16) M 5.6
84 (+19)
Vietnam
19 (+3) M 5.0
85 (-34)
Dominica
18 (-49) M 6.0
86 (-15)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
18 (-20) M 5.6
87 (-21)
Mongolia
18 (-27) M 5.5
88 (-29)
Bulgaria
18 (-37) M 4.9
89 (-37)
Guadeloupe
17 (-48) M 6.0
90 (+17)
Belize
17 (+4) M 5.2
91 (-35)
Martinique
17 (-47) M 5.1
92 (-34)
Thailand
16 (-40) M 5.2
92 (+23)
Spain
16 (+6) M 5.2
94 (-29)
Yemen
15 (-32) M 6.0
95 (+6)
Croatia
15 (-2) M 4.6
96 (+2)
Malaysia
14 (-4) M 7.1
97 (-12)
Kuwait
14 (-14) M 4.8
98 (+22)
Aruba
12 (+3) M 7.5
99 (-2)
Barbados
12 (-7) M 5.6
100 (-17)
Tanzania
11 (-17) M 5.3
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.