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, 2445 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
2445 (+503) M 7.8
2 (+1)
Mexico
1982 (+223) M 7.3
3 (+2)
The Philippines
1277 (+185) M 7.8
4 (+4)
Guatemala
1134 (+383) M 7.3
5 (-1)
Japan
959 (-336) M 7.4
6
Chile
690 (-239) M 6.9
7 (-6)
Russia
661 (-2935) M 6.6
8 (-1)
Papua New Guinea
419 (-474) M 6.4
9 (+1)
China
412 (-269) M 6.3
10 (+2)
Peru
328 (-235) M 6.7
11 (+2)
Argentina
321 (-218) M 6.1
12 (+3)
El Salvador
292 (-107) M 5.5
13 (+4)
Timor-Leste
242 (-81) M 6.0
14
India
237 (-215) M 5.6
15 (-6)
Greece
228 (-488) M 5.7
16 (+3)
Tajikistan
221 (-84) M 6.1
17 (+3)
Honduras
216 (-76) M 5.5
18 (+4)
Pakistan
200 (-82) M 6.1
19 (-3)
Afghanistan
197 (-146) M 6.1
20 (+6)
Iran
187 (-58) M 5.6
21 (+2)
Tonga
186 (-92) M 7.5
22 (+2)
Nicaragua
186 (-68) M 5.7
23 (+7)
Vanuatu
157 (-28) M 7.3
24 (+9)
Costa Rica
146 (-23) M 5.7
25 (+12)
New Zealand
139 (-19) M 5.9
26 (+13)
Colombia
135 (-17) M 7.4
27 (-9)
Myanmar
134 (-171) M 5.8
28 (-17)
Türkiye
126 (-531) M 5.4
29 (-4)
Taiwan
124 (-123) M 5.8
30 (+10)
Panama
121 (+7) M 5.2
31 (+10)
The United States
115 (+7) M 6.0
32 (-5)
Bolivia
115 (-101) M 4.9
33 (+3)
Fiji
102 (-59) M 5.6
34 (-5)
Guam
101 (-89) M 5.4
34 (+4)
Kyrgyzstan
101 (-56) M 5.4
36 (-1)
Uzbekistan
100 (-61) M 5.8
37 (+20)
Samoa
99 (+39) M 6.3
38 (+5)
Venezuela
86 (-9) M 7.5
39 (+6)
Bangladesh
82 (+3) M 5.6
40 (-6)
Ecuador
82 (-83) M 5.5
41 (-9)
Northern Mariana Islands
72 (-100) M 5.4
42 (+41)
American Samoa
71 (+43) M 6.3
43 (+12)
Iraq
69 (+4) M 5.2
44 (+2)
Solomon Islands
67 (-10) M 5.8
45 (+17)
Albania
64 (+12) M 5.5
46 (-18)
Nepal
61 (-148) M 5.6
47 (+3)
Puerto Rico
57 (-12) M 5.1
48 (+15)
Italy
55 (+5) M 6.2
49 (+19)
North Macedonia
54 (+15) M 5.5
50 (-19)
Bhutan
45 (-129) M 5.6
51 (+24)
U.S. Virgin Islands
43 (+10) M 5.2
51 (+25)
British Virgin Islands
43 (+11) M 5.2
53 (+14)
Oman
41 (-1) M 5.3
54 (-7)
Kazakhstan
41 (-32) M 5.0
55 (+25)
Saint Martin
40 (+11) M 6.0
55 (+34)
Saint Barthelemy
40 (+14) M 6.0
55 (+25)
Anguilla
40 (+11) M 6.0
58 (-14)
Canada
40 (-45) M 5.7
59 (+64)
New Caledonia
37 (+28) M 6.6
60 (+27)
Azerbaijan
37 (+10) M 5.6
61 (-1)
Dominican Republic
36 (-19) M 5.0
62 (+28)
Syria
32 (+6) M 5.4
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 (+4)
Wallis and Futuna
28 (-10) M 5.7
67 (-18)
Qatar
28 (-43) M 5.3
68 (+14)
Georgia
28 (0) M 4.9
69 (+26)
Armenia
27 (+6) M 5.6
70 (-22)
Bahrain
27 (-46) M 5.3
71 (-7)
Libya
27 (-22) M 5.2
72 (+46)
Kosovo
27 (+17) M 4.9
73 (-4)
Grenada
26 (-13) M 5.6
74 (+4)
Laos
26 (-5) M 5.2
75 (-3)
Trinidad and Tobago
25 (-10) 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 (+29)
Haiti
23 (+10) M 5.8
80 (+80)
Cuba
22 (+20) M 6.1
81 (-7)
Iceland
22 (-12) M 5.4
82 (+21)
Vietnam
22 (+6) M 5.2
83 (-32)
Dominica
21 (-46) M 6.0
84 (-19)
Yemen
21 (-26) M 5.9
85 (-14)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
21 (-17) M 5.6
86 (-65)
Ethiopia
21 (-265) M 4.8
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
17 (+4) 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.