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 2024 is Japan. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2024 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Japan, 753 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Japan had a magnitude of 7.5.

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2024: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+4)
Japan
753 (-150) M 7.5
2
Mexico
745 (-1094) M 6.1
3 (-2)
Indonesia
616 (-1618) M 6.4
4 (+22)
Taiwan
366 (+173) M 7.4
5 (-2)
The Philippines
311 (-1162) M 6.7
6 (+5)
China
306 (-167) M 7.0
7 (-3)
Chile
251 (-685) M 5.8
8 (+16)
Kyrgyzstan
243 (+29) M 7.0
9 (-1)
Guatemala
223 (-537) M 6.1
10
Peru
218 (-363) M 5.3
11 (+47)
Kazakhstan
216 (+156) M 7.0
12 (-5)
Papua New Guinea
194 (-625) M 6.9
13 (+3)
El Salvador
122 (-216) M 6.1
14 (+1)
Tonga
110 (-245) M 6.4
15 (-2)
Argentina
107 (-295) M 5.5
16 (+2)
Nicaragua
100 (-199) M 5.6
17 (-5)
Afghanistan
93 (-322) M 6.4
18 (-4)
Tajikistan
90 (-266) M 6.4
19 (+1)
Honduras
90 (-180) M 5.6
20 (+2)
Timor-Leste
81 (-162) M 5.0
21 (+2)
Pakistan
76 (-145) M 6.4
22 (+6)
Costa Rica
69 (-121) M 5.6
23 (-17)
Türkiye
68 (-811) M 5.6
24 (-5)
India
62 (-212) M 5.8
25 (+6)
Greece
57 (-124) M 5.8
26 (+3)
Guam
57 (-129) M 5.4
27
Fiji
55 (-136) M 5.1
28 (+5)
Northern Mariana Islands
54 (-108) M 6.2
29 (+10)
The United States
53 (-75) M 5.9
30 (+6)
Ecuador
52 (-86) M 4.8
31 (-14)
Iran
50 (-255) M 5.1
32 (-2)
Bolivia
49 (-133) M 5.4
33 (-8)
Uzbekistan
49 (-148) M 5.1
34 (-13)
Russia
46 (-207) M 5.2
35 (-3)
Colombia
43 (-124) M 5.6
36 (-2)
Panama
40 (-116) M 5.5
37 (+1)
New Zealand
39 (-98) M 5.1
38 (+4)
Vanuatu
37 (-81) M 6.3
39 (+9)
Venezuela
31 (-60) M 5.2
40 (+10)
Samoa
29 (-51) M 5.3
41 (-6)
Myanmar
25 (-118) M 5.8
42 (-33)
Syria
24 (-716) M 5.0
43
Puerto Rico
24 (-89) M 4.6
44 (+10)
Italy
23 (-47) M 5.4
45 (+32)
Brazil
20 (-15) M 6.6
46 (+1)
Solomon Islands
19 (-76) M 5.8
47 (+2)
Dominican Republic
19 (-66) M 4.4
48 (+30)
North Macedonia
18 (-16) M 5.4
48 (+19)
Albania
18 (-33) M 5.4
50 (+19)
American Samoa
18 (-26) M 5.3
51
Azerbaijan
16 (-64) M 4.8
52 (-6)
Iraq
16 (-82) M 4.6
53 (+1)
Bangladesh
15 (-55) M 4.9
54 (+20)
Croatia
14 (-24) M 5.4
55 (+1)
Armenia
13 (-56) M 4.8
56 (-4)
U.S. Virgin Islands
13 (-57) M 4.6
57 (+4)
Libya
12 (-47) M 5.0
57 (+9)
United Arab Emirates
12 (-39) M 5.0
59 (+11)
Canada
12 (-32) M 4.9
60 (+20)
Eritrea
11 (-22) M 5.4
61 (+4)
Oman
11 (-45) M 5.0
62 (+9)
Georgia
11 (-31) M 4.7
63 (-11)
British Virgin Islands
11 (-59) M 4.6
64 (+4)
Wallis and Futuna
10 (-39) M 5.5
65 (+34)
Montenegro
10 (-11) M 5.4
65 (-24)
Yemen
10 (-110) M 5.4
67 (+64)
Algeria
10 (+1) M 4.6
67 (-8)
Anguilla
10 (-49) M 4.6
67 (-7)
Saint Martin
10 (-49) M 4.6
67 (-4)
Saint Barthelemy
10 (-46) M 4.6
71 (+24)
Kosovo
9 (-15) M 5.4
72 (+54)
Christmas Island
9 (-1) M 5.0
73 (-12)
Tanzania
9 (-50) M 4.7
74 (-29)
Somalia
8 (-104) M 5.4
75 (-11)
Bulgaria
8 (-48) M 4.5
76 (-3)
Ethiopia
7 (-31) M 5.4
76 (+26)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 (-10) M 5.4
78 (+4)
Turkmenistan
7 (-25) M 4.8
79 (+37)
Vietnam
7 (-7) M 4.6
79 (+6)
Laos
7 (-21) M 4.6
79 (+30)
Kuwait
7 (-7) M 4.6
82 (-25)
Nepal
7 (-61) M 4.5
82 (-3)
Mongolia
7 (-27) M 4.5
84 (+24)
Malaysia
7 (-7) M 4.3
85 (-2)
Serbia
6 (-23) M 5.4
86 (+17)
Morocco
6 (-10) M 4.6
87 (+32)
Djibouti
5 (-7) M 5.4
88 (-44)
Iceland
5 (-108) M 5.3
89 (+63)
Niue
5 (+2) M 5.1
90 (+16)
Qatar
5 (-10) M 4.9
91 (+27)
Belize
5 (-7) M 4.8
92 (+21)
Spain
5 (-9) M 4.6
92 (+8)
Saudi Arabia
5 (-15) M 4.6
94 (+46)
Austria
5 (-1) M 4.3
94 (+7)
Slovenia
5 (-14) M 4.3
96 (-56)
Cyprus
4 (-123) M 4.8
97 (+52)
Cambodia
4 (0) M 4.6
98 (+14)
Ukraine
4 (-10) M 4.5
98 (-23)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
4 (-32) M 4.5
100 (-20)
Romania
4 (-29) M 4.3
100 (+6)
San Marino
4 (-11) M 4.3
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2024.