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, 2507 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
2507 (+565) M 7.8
2 (+1)
Mexico
2029 (+270) M 7.3
3 (+2)
The Philippines
1296 (+204) M 7.8
4 (+4)
Guatemala
1162 (+411) M 7.3
5 (-1)
Japan
981 (-314) M 7.4
6 (-5)
Russia
705 (-2891) M 6.6
7 (-1)
Chile
700 (-229) M 6.9
8 (-1)
Papua New Guinea
433 (-460) M 6.4
9 (+1)
China
421 (-260) M 6.3
10 (+2)
Peru
336 (-227) M 6.7
11 (+2)
Argentina
326 (-213) M 6.1
12 (+3)
El Salvador
306 (-93) M 5.5
13 (+4)
Timor-Leste
247 (-76) M 6.0
14
India
245 (-207) M 5.6
15 (-6)
Greece
232 (-484) M 5.7
16 (+3)
Tajikistan
230 (-75) M 6.1
17 (+3)
Honduras
228 (-64) M 5.5
18 (+4)
Pakistan
207 (-75) M 6.1
19 (-3)
Afghanistan
206 (-137) M 6.1
20 (+4)
Nicaragua
196 (-58) M 5.7
21 (+2)
Tonga
194 (-84) M 7.5
22 (+4)
Iran
187 (-58) M 5.6
23 (+7)
Vanuatu
161 (-24) M 7.3
24 (+9)
Costa Rica
149 (-20) M 5.7
25 (+12)
New Zealand
141 (-17) M 5.9
26 (+13)
Colombia
138 (-14) M 7.4
27 (-9)
Myanmar
138 (-167) M 5.8
28 (-17)
Türkiye
133 (-524) M 5.4
29 (-4)
Taiwan
130 (-117) M 5.8
30 (+10)
Panama
119 (+5) M 5.2
31 (+10)
The United States
118 (+10) M 6.0
32 (-5)
Bolivia
118 (-98) M 4.9
33 (-4)
Guam
105 (-85) M 5.4
34 (+1)
Uzbekistan
103 (-58) M 5.8
35 (+1)
Fiji
103 (-58) M 5.6
36 (+2)
Kyrgyzstan
101 (-56) M 5.4
37 (+20)
Samoa
99 (+39) M 6.3
38 (+5)
Venezuela
88 (-7) M 7.5
39 (+6)
Bangladesh
87 (+8) M 5.6
40 (-6)
Ecuador
84 (-81) M 5.5
41 (-9)
Northern Mariana Islands
75 (-97) M 5.4
42 (+4)
Solomon Islands
72 (-5) M 5.8
43 (+40)
American Samoa
70 (+42) M 6.3
44 (+11)
Iraq
70 (+5) M 5.2
45 (+17)
Albania
66 (+14) M 5.5
46 (-18)
Nepal
63 (-146) M 5.6
47 (+3)
Puerto Rico
58 (-11) M 5.1
48 (+15)
Italy
56 (+6) M 6.2
49 (+19)
North Macedonia
54 (+15) M 5.5
50 (+73)
New Caledonia
50 (+41) M 6.6
51 (-20)
Bhutan
47 (-127) M 5.6
52 (+23)
U.S. Virgin Islands
43 (+10) M 5.2
52 (+24)
British Virgin Islands
43 (+11) M 5.2
54 (-10)
Canada
42 (-43) M 5.7
55 (+12)
Oman
41 (-1) M 5.3
56 (+24)
Saint Martin
40 (+11) M 6.0
56 (+33)
Saint Barthelemy
40 (+14) M 6.0
56 (+24)
Anguilla
40 (+11) M 6.0
59 (-12)
Kazakhstan
40 (-33) M 5.0
60 (+27)
Azerbaijan
38 (+11) M 5.6
61 (+29)
Syria
38 (+12) M 5.4
62 (-2)
Dominican Republic
37 (-18) M 5.0
63 (+28)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
31 (+6) M 6.0
64 (+13)
United Arab Emirates
31 (-1) M 5.1
65 (-23)
Saudi Arabia
30 (-70) M 5.3
66 (+16)
Georgia
29 (+1) M 4.9
67 (+3)
Wallis and Futuna
28 (-10) M 5.7
68 (+27)
Armenia
28 (+7) M 5.6
69 (-20)
Qatar
28 (-43) M 5.3
70 (-1)
Grenada
27 (-12) M 5.6
71 (-23)
Bahrain
27 (-46) M 5.3
72 (+6)
Laos
27 (-4) M 5.2
72 (-8)
Libya
27 (-22) M 5.2
74 (+44)
Kosovo
27 (+17) M 4.9
75 (-3)
Trinidad and Tobago
26 (-9) M 5.6
76 (+75)
Caribbean Netherlands
24 (+21) M 7.5
77 (-25)
Antigua and Barbuda
24 (-41) M 6.0
78 (-26)
Montserrat
23 (-42) M 6.0
79 (-14)
Yemen
23 (-24) M 5.9
80 (+28)
Haiti
23 (+10) M 5.8
81 (+22)
Vietnam
23 (+7) M 5.2
82 (+78)
Cuba
22 (+20) M 6.1
83 (-9)
Iceland
22 (-12) M 5.4
84 (-63)
Ethiopia
22 (-264) M 4.8
85 (-34)
Dominica
21 (-46) M 6.0
86 (-15)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
21 (-17) M 5.6
87 (-35)
Guadeloupe
20 (-45) M 6.0
88 (-32)
Martinique
20 (-44) M 5.1
89 (+29)
Montenegro
20 (+10) M 4.8
90 (-18)
Brazil
19 (-16) M 5.6
91 (-25)
Mongolia
19 (-26) M 5.5
92 (-34)
Thailand
19 (-37) M 5.2
93 (-34)
Bulgaria
19 (-36) M 4.9
94 (+13)
Belize
18 (+5) M 5.2
95 (+20)
Spain
16 (+6) M 5.2
96 (+2)
Malaysia
15 (-3) M 7.1
97 (-12)
Kuwait
15 (-13) M 4.8
98 (+3)
Croatia
15 (-2) M 4.6
99 (+21)
Aruba
14 (+5) M 7.5
100 (-3)
Barbados
14 (-5) M 5.6
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.