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 Russia. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2025 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Russia, 3555 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Russia had a magnitude of 8.8.

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2025: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+16)
Russia
3555 (+3263) M 8.8
2
Indonesia
1930 (+58) M 6.7
3 (-2)
Mexico
1756 (-210) M 6.2
4 (-1)
Japan
1271 (-292) M 7.6
5 (-1)
The Philippines
1088 (+91) M 7.4
6 (-1)
Chile
925 (+49) M 6.4
7 (+1)
Papua New Guinea
889 (+253) M 6.9
8 (-2)
Guatemala
751 (+51) M 6.2
9 (+18)
Greece
711 (+506) M 6.2
10
China
676 (+85) M 7.1
11 (+15)
Türkiye
654 (+449) M 6.2
12 (-3)
Peru
562 (-62) M 6.2
13 (-2)
Argentina
537 (+139) M 7.4
14 (+11)
India
450 (+243) M 7.1
15 (-3)
El Salvador
399 (+34) M 6.2
16 (-2)
Afghanistan
338 (+25) M 6.2
17 (+6)
Timor-Leste
323 (+72) M 6.2
18 (+24)
Myanmar
303 (+214) M 7.7
19 (-3)
Tajikistan
299 (-10) M 6.2
20
Honduras
292 (+21) M 6.2
21 (+16)
Ethiopia
286 (+159) M 5.9
22
Pakistan
278 (+26) M 6.0
23 (-8)
Tonga
273 (-36) M 7.0
24 (-6)
Nicaragua
253 (-30) M 5.4
25 (-18)
Taiwan
246 (-409) M 6.6
26 (+2)
Iran
244 (+46) M 5.6
27 (+3)
Bolivia
215 (+25) M 5.6
28 (+32)
Nepal
209 (+171) M 7.1
29 (+2)
Guam
187 (+18) M 6.0
30 (-11)
Vanuatu
184 (-89) M 5.9
31 (+56)
Bhutan
174 (+153) M 7.1
32 (-8)
Costa Rica
169 (-72) M 5.9
33
Northern Mariana Islands
167 (+9) M 5.9
34 (+5)
Ecuador
165 (+41) M 6.3
35 (+3)
New Zealand
157 (+33) M 6.7
36 (-1)
Uzbekistan
157 (+5) M 6.2
37 (-8)
Fiji
156 (-40) M 5.7
38 (-25)
Kyrgyzstan
155 (-207) M 5.8
39 (-3)
Colombia
150 (+13) M 6.3
40 (-6)
Panama
114 (-39) M 6.2
41 (-9)
The United States
110 (-58) M 6.0
42 (+23)
Saudi Arabia
100 (+66) M 5.2
43 (-2)
Venezuela
93 (-12) M 6.3
44 (+3)
Canada
83 (+21) M 7.0
45 (+5)
Bangladesh
79 (+22) M 5.5
46
Solomon Islands
77 (+13) M 5.3
47 (+55)
Bahrain
73 (+57) M 5.2
48 (-27)
Kazakhstan
72 (-196) M 5.8
49 (+32)
Qatar
71 (+49) M 5.0
50 (-7)
Puerto Rico
69 (-4) M 5.9
51 (-3)
Iraq
64 (+4) M 5.1
52 (+37)
Dominica
63 (+43) M 6.5
53 (+36)
Antigua and Barbuda
61 (+41) M 6.5
53 (+36)
Guadeloupe
61 (+41) M 6.5
53 (+29)
Montserrat
61 (+39) M 6.5
56 (+55)
Martinique
60 (+47) M 6.5
57 (-17)
Samoa
58 (-54) M 5.6
58 (+67)
Thailand
56 (+49) M 4.9
59 (-4)
Bulgaria
55 (+11) M 6.2
60 (-11)
Dominican Republic
55 (-3) M 5.9
61 (+17)
Eritrea
54 (+31) M 5.6
62 (-11)
Albania
51 (-5) M 4.8
63 (-11)
Italy
50 (-5) M 5.2
64 (-7)
Libya
48 (+6) M 5.1
65 (+28)
Yemen
46 (+27) M 5.5
66
Mongolia
44 (+11) M 5.7
67 (-6)
Oman
42 (+5) M 5.3
68 (-14)
North Macedonia
39 (-9) M 5.4
69 (+7)
Grenada
38 (+14) M 5.0
70 (-3)
Wallis and Futuna
37 (+5) M 6.6
71 (+14)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
37 (+15) M 5.0
72 (-13)
Brazil
35 (-5) M 5.0
73 (+28)
Iceland
34 (+18) M 5.4
74 (+12)
Trinidad and Tobago
34 (+13) M 5.0
75 (-11)
U.S. Virgin Islands
33 (-1) M 5.6
76 (-8)
British Virgin Islands
32 (+1) M 5.6
77 (-7)
United Arab Emirates
32 (+2) M 4.6
78 (+17)
Laos
31 (+13) M 4.7
79 (-17)
Saint Martin
29 (-7) M 5.6
79 (-17)
Anguilla
29 (-7) M 5.6
81 (-23)
Georgia
28 (-14) M 5.4
82 (-3)
Cyprus
28 (+5) M 5.3
83 (-38)
American Samoa
28 (-39) M 5.2
84 (-7)
Kuwait
28 (+4) M 5.1
85 (-32)
Azerbaijan
27 (-27) M 5.4
86 (+22)
Saint Lucia
27 (+14) M 4.9
87 (+47)
Cayman Islands
26 (+21) M 7.6
88 (-17)
Saint Barthelemy
26 (-4) M 5.6
89 (-45)
Syria
26 (-41) M 4.8
90 (-8)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
25 (+3) M 5.6
91 (-16)
Turkmenistan
24 (-2) M 5.1
92 (+12)
Somalia
23 (+8) M 5.2
92 (-20)
Tanzania
23 (-5) M 5.2
94 (+21)
Portugal
22 (+13) M 5.2
95 (-39)
Armenia
21 (-22) M 4.6
96 (+1)
Algeria
20 (+2) M 5.2
97 (+17)
Barbados
19 (+9) M 4.9
98 (-16)
Malaysia
17 (-5) M 5.4
99 (+38)
Tunisia
17 (+12) M 5.1
100 (-26)
Croatia
17 (-9) M 5.0
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.