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, 1116 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
1116 (-826) M 7.4
2 (+1)
Mexico
890 (-869) M 6.5
3 (+1)
Japan
558 (-737) M 7.4
4 (-3)
Russia
422 (-3174) M 6.2
5 (+1)
Chile
391 (-538) M 6.9
6 (-1)
The Philippines
365 (-727) M 6.4
7 (+1)
Guatemala
323 (-428) M 5.2
8 (+4)
Peru
225 (-338) M 6.0
9 (-2)
Papua New Guinea
217 (-676) M 5.9
10
China
205 (-476) M 5.5
11 (+2)
Argentina
166 (-373) M 6.1
12 (-3)
Greece
154 (-562) M 5.7
13 (+2)
El Salvador
148 (-251) M 5.5
14 (+3)
Timor-Leste
132 (-191) M 5.8
15 (-1)
India
131 (-321) M 5.6
16 (+3)
Tajikistan
120 (-185) M 5.8
17 (+3)
Honduras
117 (-175) M 5.5
18 (+5)
Tonga
112 (-166) M 7.5
19 (+5)
Nicaragua
109 (-145) M 5.7
20 (+6)
Iran
109 (-136) M 5.6
21 (-5)
Afghanistan
108 (-235) M 5.8
22
Pakistan
106 (-176) M 5.8
23 (+10)
Costa Rica
87 (-82) M 5.7
24 (+6)
Vanuatu
83 (-102) M 7.3
25
Taiwan
81 (-166) M 5.8
26 (-15)
Türkiye
79 (-578) M 5.4
27 (-9)
Myanmar
76 (-229) M 5.8
28 (+29)
Samoa
75 (+15) M 6.3
29 (-2)
Bolivia
72 (-144) M 4.9
30 (+11)
The United States
69 (-40) M 6.0
31 (+6)
New Zealand
66 (-92) M 5.8
32 (+8)
Panama
62 (-52) M 5.2
33 (+3)
Fiji
61 (-100) M 5.1
34 (+1)
Uzbekistan
54 (-107) M 5.8
35 (+48)
American Samoa
53 (+25) M 6.3
36 (+9)
Bangladesh
52 (-27) M 5.2
37 (+25)
Albania
51 (-1) M 5.5
38 (-9)
Guam
51 (-139) M 5.4
39 (-5)
Ecuador
49 (-116) M 5.5
40 (-1)
Colombia
48 (-104) M 5.3
41 (-3)
Kyrgyzstan
45 (-112) M 5.5
42 (-10)
Northern Mariana Islands
40 (-132) M 5.4
43 (+3)
Solomon Islands
39 (-38) M 5.8
44 (+19)
Italy
36 (-14) M 6.0
45 (+10)
Iraq
35 (-30) M 5.1
46 (-18)
Nepal
34 (-175) M 4.8
47 (+21)
North Macedonia
32 (-7) M 5.5
48 (-5)
Venezuela
31 (-64) M 4.9
49 (-18)
Bhutan
30 (-144) M 5.2
50
Puerto Rico
30 (-39) M 5.1
51 (+29)
Anguilla
26 (-3) M 6.0
51 (+29)
Saint Martin
26 (-3) M 6.0
51 (+38)
Saint Barthelemy
26 (0) M 6.0
54 (+33)
Azerbaijan
26 (-1) M 5.6
55 (+20)
U.S. Virgin Islands
26 (-7) M 5.2
55 (+21)
British Virgin Islands
26 (-6) M 5.2
57 (-8)
Qatar
25 (-46) M 5.3
58 (-10)
Bahrain
24 (-49) M 5.3
59 (-17)
Saudi Arabia
23 (-77) M 5.3
60 (+31)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
22 (-3) M 6.0
61 (-17)
Canada
22 (-63) M 5.7
62 (+33)
Armenia
19 (-2) M 5.6
63 (+4)
Oman
19 (-23) M 5.3
64 (+54)
Kosovo
19 (+9) M 4.9
65 (-18)
Kazakhstan
19 (-54) M 4.7
66 (+24)
Syria
18 (-8) M 5.4
67 (+10)
United Arab Emirates
18 (-14) M 5.1
68 (+14)
Georgia
18 (-10) M 4.8
69 (-9)
Dominican Republic
17 (-38) M 4.7
70 (+38)
Haiti
16 (+3) M 5.8
71 (+89)
Cuba
15 (+13) M 5.8
72 (-6)
Mongolia
14 (-31) M 5.5
73 (-3)
Wallis and Futuna
14 (-24) M 4.8
74 (-53)
Ethiopia
13 (-273) M 4.8
75 (-11)
Libya
12 (-37) M 4.9
76 (+42)
Montenegro
12 (+2) M 4.7
77 (-3)
Iceland
11 (-23) M 5.3
78 (-6)
Brazil
11 (-24) M 4.7
79 (+19)
Malaysia
10 (-8) M 7.1
80 (+3)
Tanzania
10 (-18) M 5.3
81 (+26)
Belize
10 (-3) M 5.2
82 (-23)
Bulgaria
10 (-45) M 4.9
83 (+2)
Kuwait
10 (-18) M 4.8
84 (-12)
Trinidad and Tobago
10 (-25) M 4.6
84 (-15)
Grenada
10 (-29) M 4.6
84 (+17)
Croatia
10 (-7) M 4.6
87 (-35)
Montserrat
9 (-56) M 6.0
87 (-35)
Antigua and Barbuda
9 (-56) M 6.0
89 (-31)
Thailand
9 (-47) M 5.2
90 (-12)
Laos
9 (-22) M 4.6
91 (-20)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
8 (-30) M 5.1
92 (+23)
Spain
8 (-2) M 4.7
93 (-42)
Dominica
7 (-60) M 6.0
93 (-41)
Guadeloupe
7 (-58) M 6.0
95 (+2)
Barbados
7 (-12) M 5.1
95 (-2)
Turkmenistan
7 (-17) M 5.1
95 (-39)
Martinique
7 (-57) M 5.1
98 (-19)
Cyprus
7 (-23) M 4.7
99 (+4)
Vietnam
7 (-9) M 4.6
100 (+4)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
7 (-7) M 4.3
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.