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, 1229 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
1229 (-713) M 7.4
2 (+1)
Mexico
991 (-768) M 6.5
3 (+2)
The Philippines
669 (-423) M 7.8
4
Japan
622 (-673) M 7.4
5 (-4)
Russia
476 (-3120) M 6.2
6
Chile
449 (-480) M 6.9
7 (+1)
Guatemala
356 (-395) M 5.2
8 (-1)
Papua New Guinea
257 (-636) M 5.9
9 (+3)
Peru
239 (-324) M 6.0
10
China
237 (-444) M 6.3
11 (+2)
Argentina
196 (-343) M 6.1
12 (-3)
Greece
172 (-544) M 5.7
13 (+2)
El Salvador
169 (-230) M 5.5
14 (+3)
Timor-Leste
159 (-164) M 5.8
15 (-1)
India
143 (-309) M 5.6
16 (+4)
Honduras
136 (-156) M 5.5
17 (+2)
Tajikistan
131 (-174) M 5.8
18 (+5)
Tonga
126 (-152) M 7.5
19 (+5)
Nicaragua
123 (-131) M 5.7
20 (-4)
Afghanistan
118 (-225) M 5.8
21 (+1)
Pakistan
116 (-166) M 5.8
22 (+4)
Iran
116 (-129) M 5.6
23 (+7)
Vanuatu
104 (-81) M 7.3
24 (+9)
Costa Rica
94 (-75) M 5.7
25 (-7)
Myanmar
89 (-216) M 5.8
26 (-1)
Taiwan
87 (-160) M 5.8
27 (-16)
Türkiye
86 (-571) M 5.4
28 (+29)
Samoa
80 (+20) M 6.3
29 (+12)
The United States
80 (-29) M 6.0
30 (-3)
Bolivia
78 (-138) M 4.9
31 (+6)
New Zealand
77 (-81) M 5.8
32 (+8)
Panama
67 (-47) M 5.2
33 (+3)
Fiji
65 (-96) M 5.1
34 (+1)
Uzbekistan
61 (-100) M 5.8
35 (+48)
American Samoa
56 (+28) M 6.3
36 (-7)
Guam
56 (-134) M 5.4
37 (+8)
Bangladesh
55 (-24) M 5.6
38 (-4)
Ecuador
54 (-111) M 5.5
39 (-1)
Kyrgyzstan
53 (-104) M 5.4
40 (+22)
Albania
52 (0) M 5.5
41 (-2)
Colombia
52 (-100) M 5.3
42 (+4)
Solomon Islands
45 (-32) M 5.8
43 (-11)
Northern Mariana Islands
43 (-129) M 5.4
44 (+19)
Italy
42 (-8) M 6.2
45 (-17)
Nepal
38 (-171) M 5.6
46 (+22)
North Macedonia
38 (-1) M 5.5
47 (+3)
Puerto Rico
38 (-31) M 5.1
48 (-5)
Venezuela
38 (-57) M 4.9
49 (+6)
Iraq
37 (-28) M 5.1
50 (+30)
Anguilla
35 (+6) M 6.0
50 (+30)
Saint Martin
35 (+6) M 6.0
50 (+39)
Saint Barthelemy
35 (+9) M 6.0
53 (+22)
U.S. Virgin Islands
35 (+2) M 5.2
53 (+23)
British Virgin Islands
35 (+3) M 5.2
55 (-24)
Bhutan
31 (-143) M 5.6
56 (+31)
Azerbaijan
29 (+2) M 5.6
57 (+34)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
28 (+3) M 6.0
58 (-9)
Qatar
25 (-46) M 5.3
59 (-17)
Saudi Arabia
24 (-76) M 5.3
59 (-11)
Bahrain
24 (-49) M 5.3
61 (-17)
Canada
23 (-62) M 5.7
62 (+5)
Oman
23 (-19) M 5.3
63 (+32)
Armenia
22 (+1) M 5.6
64 (-17)
Kazakhstan
22 (-51) M 4.9
65 (+25)
Syria
20 (-6) M 5.4
66 (+52)
Kosovo
20 (+10) M 4.9
67 (+93)
Cuba
19 (+17) M 6.1
68 (+9)
United Arab Emirates
19 (-13) M 5.1
69 (+13)
Georgia
19 (-9) M 4.9
70
Wallis and Futuna
19 (-19) M 4.8
71 (-11)
Dominican Republic
18 (-37) M 4.7
72 (+36)
Haiti
17 (+4) M 5.8
73 (+1)
Iceland
16 (-18) M 5.3
74 (-10)
Libya
16 (-33) M 4.9
75 (-9)
Mongolia
15 (-30) M 5.5
76 (+42)
Montenegro
15 (+5) M 4.7
77 (-25)
Montserrat
14 (-51) M 6.0
77 (-25)
Antigua and Barbuda
14 (-51) M 6.0
79 (-7)
Trinidad and Tobago
13 (-22) M 5.6
79 (-10)
Grenada
13 (-26) M 5.6
81 (-23)
Thailand
13 (-43) M 5.2
81 (+26)
Belize
13 (0) M 5.2
81 (-9)
Brazil
13 (-22) M 5.2
84 (-63)
Ethiopia
13 (-273) M 4.8
85
Kuwait
12 (-16) M 4.8
86 (-8)
Laos
12 (-19) M 4.6
87 (-16)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
11 (-27) M 5.6
88 (+13)
Croatia
11 (-6) M 4.6
89 (-6)
Tanzania
10 (-18) M 5.3
90 (-31)
Bulgaria
10 (-45) M 4.9
91 (+7)
Malaysia
9 (-9) M 7.1
92 (+5)
Barbados
9 (-10) M 5.6
93 (+10)
Vietnam
9 (-7) M 4.6
94 (-43)
Dominica
8 (-59) M 6.0
94 (-42)
Guadeloupe
8 (-57) M 6.0
96 (+19)
Spain
8 (-2) M 4.5
97 (+24)
Malta
7 (-2) M 5.1
97 (-41)
Martinique
7 (-57) M 5.1
99 (-34)
Yemen
7 (-40) M 5.0
100 (-21)
Cyprus
7 (-23) M 4.6
100 (+44)
Slovenia
7 (+4) M 4.6
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.