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.

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 2022 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Indonesia, 694 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Indonesia had a magnitude of 7.0.

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2023: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1
Indonesia
694 (-1513) M 7.0
2 (+24)
Türkiye
641 (+453) M 7.8
3 (+86)
Syria
586 (+560) M 7.8
4 (-2)
Mexico
406 (-1385) M 5.7
5
Chile
225 (-678) M 6.5
6 (-3)
Japan
186 (-1064) M 6.0
7 (-3)
The Philippines
178 (-743) M 6.1
8
Papua New Guinea
145 (-404) M 6.5
9
China
138 (-297) M 6.9
10 (-4)
Peru
138 (-476) M 6.8
11 (-4)
Guatemala
137 (-430) M 5.5
12 (+9)
Tajikistan
112 (-137) M 6.9
13 (+121)
Lebanon
111 (+103) M 6.3
14 (+6)
Afghanistan
108 (-152) M 6.9
15 (+72)
Cyprus
96 (+70) M 6.3
16 (-5)
Argentina
84 (-294) M 6.8
17 (-4)
El Salvador
84 (-253) M 5.2
18 (-3)
Nicaragua
81 (-222) M 5.5
19 (+21)
Kyrgyzstan
77 (-50) M 6.9
20 (+23)
Uzbekistan
75 (-37) M 6.9
21 (-11)
Tonga
74 (-356) M 5.6
22 (-4)
Timor-Leste
70 (-211) M 5.1
23 (+2)
Russia
67 (-151) M 5.3
24 (-10)
Iran
66 (-254) M 5.9
25 (-6)
Costa Rica
66 (-205) M 5.5
25 (-8)
Honduras
66 (-229) M 5.5
27 (-4)
Pakistan
60 (-170) M 6.5
28 (-12)
India
55 (-248) M 5.4
29 (-17)
Taiwan
52 (-305) M 5.2
30 (+1)
Fiji
50 (-128) M 5.5
31 (-9)
Greece
49 (-195) M 5.9
32 (-4)
Panama
47 (-136) M 5.5
33 (+5)
New Zealand
46 (-95) M 5.7
34 (-5)
Bolivia
42 (-140) M 6.5
35 (+13)
Iraq
41 (-26) M 5.9
36 (-1)
Colombia
39 (-109) M 5.4
37 (-14)
Guam
34 (-196) M 5.5
38 (+13)
Italy
32 (-31) M 5.3
39 (-6)
Ecuador
31 (-136) M 6.8
40 (+17)
Armenia
30 (-26) M 5.9
40 (+8)
Azerbaijan
30 (-37) M 5.9
42 (+17)
Bulgaria
28 (-25) M 5.6
43 (-1)
Dominican Republic
28 (-85) M 5.4
44 (+3)
Puerto Rico
28 (-42) M 4.6
45 (+41)
Libya
27 (0) M 5.3
46 (-14)
Northern Mariana Islands
26 (-147) M 5.5
47 (-17)
The United States
26 (-155) M 5.4
47 (-3)
Venezuela
26 (-66) M 5.4
49 (-10)
Myanmar
26 (-101) M 5.1
50 (+80)
Malta
25 (+16) M 5.3
51 (-24)
Vanuatu
22 (-163) M 5.2
52 (+74)
Tunisia
21 (+10) M 5.3
53 (+12)
Bangladesh
18 (-31) M 5.1
53
Kazakhstan
18 (-42) M 5.1
55 (+21)
Tanzania
18 (-17) M 5.0
56 (-11)
Albania
17 (-58) M 4.9
57 (-23)
Solomon Islands
16 (-139) M 6.1
58 (-17)
Samoa
16 (-97) M 5.4
59 (-7)
North Macedonia
15 (-45) M 4.9
60 (+19)
Croatia
15 (-17) M 4.8
61 (-25)
Oman
14 (-130) M 5.1
61 (-25)
United Arab Emirates
14 (-130) M 5.1
63 (+3)
Georgia
14 (-29) M 4.4
64 (+6)
British Virgin Islands
13 (-26) M 4.6
65 (-2)
Anguilla
12 (-37) M 6.1
65 (-2)
Saint Martin
12 (-37) M 6.1
67 (+21)
Serbia
12 (-14) M 5.6
68 (+9)
U.S. Virgin Islands
12 (-22) M 4.6
69 (+31)
Romania
11 (-7) M 5.6
70 (-24)
American Samoa
11 (-60) M 5.4
71 (-13)
Mongolia
11 (-45) M 4.8
72 (+73)
Hungary
10 (+4) M 5.6
73 (-1)
Canada
10 (-29) M 5.0
74 (+9)
Kosovo
10 (-19) M 4.9
75 (-13)
Saint Barthelemy
9 (-41) M 6.1
76 (+6)
Montenegro
9 (-21) M 4.9
77 (+36)
Bhutan
9 (-5) M 4.4
78 (-12)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
8 (-35) M 6.1
79 (-18)
Nepal
8 (-42) M 5.4
80 (-24)
Iceland
8 (-50) M 5.2
81 (+21)
Slovenia
8 (-9) M 4.8
82 (+8)
Wallis and Futuna
8 (-18) M 4.7
83 (+68)
Jordan
8 (+5) M 4.4
84 (-34)
Haiti
7 (-59) M 5.4
85 (+7)
Turkmenistan
7 (-17) M 5.1
86 (-8)
Brazil
7 (-25) M 5.0
86 (+15)
Yemen
7 (-11) M 5.0
86 (+41)
Eritrea
7 (-3) M 5.0
89 (+22)
Saudi Arabia
7 (-8) M 4.9
90 (+12)
San Marino
7 (-10) M 4.8
91 (+62)
Israel
7 (+5) M 4.4
92 (-11)
Montserrat
6 (-25) M 6.1
92 (-19)
Antigua and Barbuda
6 (-33) M 6.1
94 (+25)
Ethiopia
6 (-6) M 5.0
95 (-11)
Dominica
5 (-23) M 6.1
95 (+10)
Martinique
5 (-12) M 6.1
95 (-15)
Guadeloupe
5 (-27) M 6.1
98 (+68)
Djibouti
5 (+4) M 5.0
99 (-2)
Congo-Kinshasa
5 (-14) M 4.9
99 (+47)
Rwanda
5 (0) M 4.9
99 (+36)
Uganda
5 (-3) M 4.9
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2023.