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 2023 is Indonesia. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2023 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Indonesia, 2027 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Indonesia had a magnitude of 7.1.

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2023: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1
Indonesia
2027 (-180) M 7.1
2
Mexico
1648 (-143) M 6.4
3 (+2)
Chile
859 (-46) M 6.6
4 (+22)
Türkiye
851 (+663) M 7.8
5 (-2)
Japan
818 (-435) M 6.3
6 (+83)
Syria
727 (+701) M 7.8
7 (+1)
Papua New Guinea
714 (+165) M 7.0
8 (-1)
Guatemala
672 (+104) M 6.4
9 (-5)
The Philippines
609 (-312) M 6.7
10 (-4)
Peru
508 (-107) M 6.8
11 (-2)
China
436 (-1) M 6.9
12 (+8)
Afghanistan
388 (+128) M 6.9
13 (-2)
Argentina
366 (-12) M 6.8
14 (+7)
Tajikistan
332 (+83) M 6.9
15 (-5)
Tonga
309 (-121) M 7.2
16 (-3)
El Salvador
308 (-30) M 6.5
17 (-3)
Iran
286 (-35) M 6.3
18 (-3)
Nicaragua
271 (-33) M 6.5
19 (-2)
Honduras
247 (-49) M 6.5
20 (-4)
India
246 (-57) M 5.9
21 (-3)
Timor-Leste
226 (-55) M 6.1
22 (+3)
Russia
217 (-1) M 6.5
23 (+17)
Kyrgyzstan
200 (+72) M 6.9
24 (-1)
Pakistan
198 (-32) M 6.5
25 (+18)
Uzbekistan
182 (+70) M 6.9
26 (-14)
Taiwan
177 (-181) M 5.9
27 (-8)
Costa Rica
176 (-95) M 5.5
28 (+3)
Fiji
173 (-5) M 6.5
29 (-6)
Guam
167 (-63) M 6.1
30 (-1)
Bolivia
166 (-16) M 6.4
31 (+4)
Colombia
157 (+9) M 6.5
32 (-10)
Greece
157 (-87) M 5.9
33 (-5)
Panama
146 (-37) M 6.5
34 (-2)
Northern Mariana Islands
142 (-31) M 6.1
35 (+99)
Lebanon
134 (+126) M 6.3
36 (+3)
Myanmar
130 (+2) M 5.9
37 (+1)
New Zealand
130 (-11) M 5.7
38 (-5)
Ecuador
124 (-43) M 6.8
39 (+48)
Cyprus
124 (+98) M 6.3
40 (-10)
The United States
117 (-64) M 5.6
41 (-14)
Vanuatu
103 (-82) M 6.1
42 (+5)
Puerto Rico
100 (+30) M 4.6
43 (+13)
Iceland
98 (+40) M 5.3
44 (+4)
Iraq
91 (+24) M 5.9
45 (-11)
Solomon Islands
89 (-66) M 6.2
46 (-2)
Venezuela
85 (-7) M 5.4
47 (-5)
Dominican Republic
77 (-36) M 5.4
48
Azerbaijan
70 (+3) M 5.9
49 (-8)
Samoa
68 (-45) M 6.1
50 (+51)
Yemen
68 (+50) M 5.8
51
Italy
68 (+5) M 5.5
52 (+10)
Nepal
64 (+14) M 5.7
53 (+4)
Armenia
63 (+7) M 5.9
54 (+11)
Bangladesh
63 (+14) M 5.5
55 (+16)
British Virgin Islands
62 (+23) M 4.9
55 (+22)
U.S. Virgin Islands
62 (+28) M 4.9
57 (+58)
Somalia
61 (+47) M 5.8
58 (+18)
Tanzania
59 (+24) M 5.5
59 (-7)
Kazakhstan
55 (-6) M 5.3
60 (-24)
Oman
53 (-91) M 5.5
61 (-2)
Bulgaria
51 (-2) M 5.6
62 (+24)
Libya
50 (+23) M 5.5
63
Anguilla
49 (-1) M 6.6
64 (-1)
Saint Martin
49 (-1) M 6.1
65 (-29)
United Arab Emirates
47 (-97) M 5.5
66 (-5)
Saint Barthelemy
46 (-5) M 6.1
67 (-22)
Albania
46 (-29) M 4.9
68 (+22)
Wallis and Futuna
45 (+19) M 5.6
69 (+4)
Canada
41 (+2) M 6.0
70 (-24)
American Samoa
38 (-33) M 6.1
71 (-2)
Thailand
38 (-4) M 5.7
72 (+47)
Ethiopia
38 (+26) M 5.6
73 (-6)
Georgia
38 (-5) M 4.9
74 (+6)
Croatia
37 (+5) M 5.1
75 (+55)
Malta
35 (+26) M 5.5
76 (-23)
North Macedonia
34 (-26) M 4.9
77 (-11)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
33 (-11) M 6.1
78 (+49)
Eritrea
33 (+23) M 5.6
79
Brazil
33 (+1) M 5.3
80 (+20)
Romania
30 (+12) M 5.6
81 (-23)
Mongolia
30 (-26) M 4.8
82 (+10)
Turkmenistan
29 (+5) M 5.1
83 (+5)
Serbia
28 (+2) M 5.6
84 (-30)
Laos
27 (-31) M 5.7
85 (-35)
Haiti
27 (-39) M 5.4
86 (+40)
Tunisia
27 (+16) M 5.3
87 (+26)
Bhutan
26 (+12) M 5.4
88 (-7)
Montserrat
25 (-7) M 6.1
89 (-19)
Antigua and Barbuda
24 (-16) M 6.1
90 (+7)
Congo-Kinshasa
24 (+5) M 5.2
91 (+54)
Hungary
23 (+17) M 5.6
92 (-9)
Kosovo
23 (-6) M 4.9
93 (-9)
Dominica
22 (-7) M 6.1
93 (-15)
Guadeloupe
22 (-11) M 6.1
95
Grenada
22 (0) M 5.1
96 (-3)
Trinidad and Tobago
21 (-2) M 5.1
97 (+8)
Martinique
20 (+3) M 6.1
98 (-16)
Montenegro
20 (-10) M 4.9
99 (+11)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
19 (+4) M 5.1
100 (+11)
Saudi Arabia
19 (+4) M 4.9
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2023.