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, 1003 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
1003 (-937) M 7.4
2 (+1)
Mexico
784 (-968) M 6.5
3 (+1)
Japan
478 (-817) M 7.4
4 (-3)
Russia
398 (-3187) M 6.2
5
The Philippines
322 (-767) M 6.4
6
Chile
317 (-612) M 6.3
7 (+1)
Guatemala
279 (-467) M 5.2
8 (+4)
Peru
194 (-368) M 6.0
9 (-2)
Papua New Guinea
178 (-715) M 5.9
10
China
177 (-503) M 5.5
11 (+2)
Argentina
146 (-393) M 6.2
12 (-3)
Greece
136 (-580) M 5.7
13 (+2)
El Salvador
134 (-262) M 5.5
14
India
116 (-335) M 5.6
15 (+2)
Timor-Leste
115 (-208) M 5.8
16 (+2)
Tajikistan
110 (-195) M 5.8
17 (+3)
Honduras
106 (-184) M 5.5
18 (-2)
Afghanistan
98 (-245) M 5.8
19 (+3)
Pakistan
97 (-184) M 5.8
20 (+3)
Tonga
94 (-184) M 7.5
21 (+3)
Nicaragua
93 (-160) M 5.7
22 (+4)
Iran
93 (-152) M 5.6
23 (+2)
Taiwan
71 (-176) M 5.8
24 (+9)
Costa Rica
70 (-98) M 5.7
25 (+32)
Samoa
68 (+8) M 6.3
26 (-15)
Türkiye
68 (-589) M 5.3
27 (-8)
Myanmar
64 (-240) M 5.8
28 (+2)
Vanuatu
61 (-124) M 7.3
29 (-2)
Bolivia
60 (-156) M 4.9
30 (+11)
The United States
59 (-50) M 5.7
31 (+6)
New Zealand
53 (-105) M 5.8
32 (+51)
American Samoa
50 (+22) M 6.3
33 (+3)
Fiji
49 (-112) M 4.9
34 (+28)
Albania
48 (-4) M 5.5
35 (+10)
Bangladesh
47 (-32) M 5.2
36 (-1)
Uzbekistan
46 (-115) M 5.8
37 (+3)
Panama
46 (-67) M 5.2
38 (-9)
Guam
44 (-146) M 5.4
39 (-5)
Ecuador
43 (-121) M 5.5
40 (-2)
Kyrgyzstan
42 (-115) M 5.5
41 (-2)
Colombia
37 (-115) M 5.2
42 (-10)
Northern Mariana Islands
35 (-137) M 5.4
43 (+20)
Italy
33 (-17) M 6.0
44 (+24)
North Macedonia
31 (-8) M 5.5
45 (+1)
Solomon Islands
30 (-47) M 5.8
46 (+9)
Iraq
30 (-35) M 5.1
47 (-19)
Nepal
30 (-179) M 4.8
48 (-17)
Bhutan
28 (-146) M 5.2
49 (-6)
Venezuela
28 (-67) M 4.9
50 (+37)
Azerbaijan
25 (-2) M 5.6
51 (-2)
Qatar
25 (-46) M 5.3
52 (-2)
Puerto Rico
25 (-44) M 5.1
53 (-5)
Bahrain
24 (-49) M 5.3
54 (-12)
Saudi Arabia
22 (-78) M 5.3
55 (+21)
British Virgin Islands
22 (-10) M 5.2
55 (+20)
U.S. Virgin Islands
22 (-11) M 5.2
57 (+23)
Anguilla
21 (-8) M 5.2
57 (+23)
Saint Martin
21 (-8) M 5.2
57 (+32)
Saint Barthelemy
21 (-5) M 5.2
60 (-16)
Canada
19 (-66) M 5.7
61 (+30)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
19 (-6) M 5.2
62 (+33)
Armenia
18 (-3) M 5.6
63 (+55)
Kosovo
18 (+8) M 4.9
64 (+18)
Georgia
17 (-11) M 4.8
65 (-18)
Kazakhstan
17 (-56) M 4.7
66 (-6)
Dominican Republic
16 (-39) M 4.7
67
Oman
15 (-27) M 5.3
68 (+40)
Haiti
14 (+1) M 5.8
69 (+8)
United Arab Emirates
14 (-18) M 5.1
70 (+20)
Syria
14 (-12) M 4.6
71 (+89)
Cuba
13 (+11) M 5.8
72 (-6)
Mongolia
13 (-32) M 5.5
73 (+45)
Montenegro
11 (+1) M 4.7
74 (-10)
Libya
10 (-39) M 4.9
74 (-15)
Bulgaria
10 (-45) M 4.9
76 (+9)
Kuwait
10 (-18) M 4.8
77 (-5)
Brazil
10 (-25) M 4.7
78 (+20)
Malaysia
9 (-9) M 7.0
79 (+4)
Tanzania
9 (-19) M 5.3
79 (-5)
Iceland
9 (-25) M 5.3
81 (+26)
Belize
9 (-4) M 5.2
82 (-61)
Ethiopia
9 (-277) M 4.8
83 (-13)
Wallis and Futuna
9 (-29) M 4.7
84 (-12)
Trinidad and Tobago
9 (-26) M 4.6
85 (-33)
Montserrat
8 (-57) M 5.2
85 (-33)
Antigua and Barbuda
8 (-57) M 5.2
87 (-9)
Laos
8 (-23) M 4.6
87 (+14)
Croatia
8 (-9) M 4.6
87 (-18)
Grenada
8 (-31) M 4.6
90 (-19)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
7 (-31) M 5.1
91 (-12)
Cyprus
7 (-23) M 4.7
92 (+29)
Malta
6 (-3) M 5.2
93 (-37)
Martinique
6 (-58) M 5.1
93 (-41)
Guadeloupe
6 (-59) M 5.1
93 (+4)
Barbados
6 (-13) M 5.1
96 (-38)
Thailand
6 (-50) M 4.6
96 (+7)
Vietnam
6 (-10) M 4.6
98 (+17)
Congo-Kinshasa
6 (-4) M 4.5
98 (+17)
Spain
6 (-4) M 4.5
100 (+4)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
6 (-8) M 4.3
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.