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 2025 is Indonesia. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2025 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Indonesia, 608 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Indonesia had a magnitude of 6.1.

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2025: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+1)
Indonesia
608 (-1264) M 6.1
2 (-1)
Mexico
550 (-1421) M 6.2
3 (+24)
Greece
420 (+215) M 5.3
4 (+22)
Türkiye
411 (+206) M 5.3
5 (+5)
China
361 (-230) M 7.1
6 (-3)
Japan
267 (-1296) M 6.8
7 (-2)
Chile
260 (-615) M 6.1
8
Papua New Guinea
257 (-380) M 6.9
9 (+28)
Ethiopia
253 (+126) M 5.9
10 (-6)
The Philippines
226 (-772) M 5.7
11 (+14)
India
217 (+10) M 7.1
12 (-6)
Guatemala
194 (-510) M 6.2
13 (+47)
Nepal
165 (+127) M 7.1
14 (+73)
Bhutan
155 (+134) M 7.1
15 (-6)
Peru
140 (-484) M 5.5
16 (+26)
Myanmar
134 (+45) M 7.7
17 (-5)
El Salvador
117 (-250) M 6.2
18 (-11)
Taiwan
111 (-544) M 6.0
19 (-8)
Argentina
104 (-294) M 5.6
20 (+3)
Timor-Leste
96 (-155) M 5.1
21 (-6)
Tonga
92 (-217) M 7.0
22 (+6)
Iran
88 (-110) M 5.2
23 (-7)
Tajikistan
84 (-225) M 5.8
24 (-4)
Honduras
82 (-189) M 6.2
25 (-7)
Nicaragua
81 (-202) M 5.0
26 (-12)
Afghanistan
78 (-235) M 5.8
27 (+3)
Bolivia
68 (-122) M 5.6
28 (-9)
Vanuatu
67 (-206) M 5.9
29 (-12)
Russia
64 (-228) M 5.1
30 (-8)
Pakistan
63 (-189) M 5.6
31 (+7)
New Zealand
57 (-67) M 6.7
32 (-8)
Costa Rica
53 (-188) M 5.0
33 (-2)
Guam
47 (-122) M 5.5
34 (-1)
Northern Mariana Islands
44 (-114) M 5.5
35 (-22)
Kyrgyzstan
41 (-321) M 5.8
36 (-7)
Fiji
40 (-156) M 4.9
37 (-1)
Colombia
38 (-99) M 5.6
38 (-3)
Uzbekistan
37 (-115) M 5.8
39
Ecuador
35 (-89) M 5.5
40 (+25)
Saudi Arabia
35 (+1) M 5.2
40 (+62)
Bahrain
35 (+19) M 5.2
42 (-8)
Panama
34 (-119) M 6.5
43 (+38)
Qatar
33 (+11) M 4.9
44 (+6)
Bangladesh
32 (-25) M 5.3
45 (+1)
Solomon Islands
28 (-36) M 5.3
46 (-14)
The United States
28 (-140) M 5.2
47 (+1)
Iraq
27 (-33) M 5.1
48 (-5)
Puerto Rico
24 (-49) M 5.9
49 (+85)
Cayman Islands
22 (+17) M 7.6
50 (-9)
Venezuela
18 (-87) M 4.6
51 (-11)
Samoa
17 (-95) M 5.5
52 (-31)
Kazakhstan
17 (-251) M 5.0
53 (+13)
Mongolia
15 (-18) M 5.7
54 (+47)
Iceland
15 (-1) M 5.2
55 (+70)
Thailand
15 (+8) M 4.9
56 (+14)
United Arab Emirates
14 (-16) M 4.6
57 (+7)
U.S. Virgin Islands
14 (-20) M 4.4
57 (+11)
British Virgin Islands
14 (-17) M 4.4
59 (-10)
Dominican Republic
13 (-45) M 5.9
60 (-8)
Italy
13 (-42) M 5.2
61 (+16)
Kuwait
13 (-11) M 4.7
62 (-5)
Libya
12 (-30) M 4.7
63 (-1)
Anguilla
12 (-24) M 4.4
63 (-1)
Saint Martin
12 (-24) M 4.4
65 (-18)
Canada
11 (-52) M 5.2
66 (-8)
Georgia
11 (-31) M 4.7
67 (-6)
Oman
11 (-26) M 4.6
68 (+47)
Portugal
10 (+1) M 5.1
69 (-13)
Armenia
10 (-33) M 4.6
70 (+15)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
9 (-13) M 4.9
71 (+11)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
9 (-13) M 4.7
71 (-12)
Brazil
9 (-31) M 4.7
73 (+9)
Malaysia
8 (-14) M 5.4
74 (+8)
Montserrat
8 (-14) M 4.9
74 (+15)
Antigua and Barbuda
8 (-12) M 4.9
76 (-9)
Wallis and Futuna
8 (-24) M 4.7
77 (-24)
Azerbaijan
8 (-46) M 4.6
78 (-7)
Saint Barthelemy
8 (-22) M 4.4
79 (+10)
Guadeloupe
7 (-13) M 4.9
79 (-24)
Bulgaria
7 (-37) M 4.9
81 (-36)
American Samoa
7 (-60) M 4.8
82 (-6)
Grenada
7 (-17) M 4.5
82 (+4)
Trinidad and Tobago
7 (-14) M 4.5
84 (-6)
Eritrea
6 (-17) M 5.2
84 (+9)
Yemen
6 (-13) M 5.2
86 (-35)
Albania
6 (-50) M 4.9
86 (+27)
Australia
6 (-5) M 4.9
86 (+3)
Dominica
6 (-14) M 4.9
89 (+15)
Somalia
5 (-10) M 5.2
90 (-16)
Croatia
5 (-21) M 5.0
91 (+20)
Martinique
5 (-8) M 4.9
91 (+17)
Saint Lucia
5 (-8) M 4.9
93 (+4)
Algeria
5 (-13) M 4.8
94 (-22)
Tanzania
5 (-23) M 4.7
95 (+47)
Mozambique
5 (+1) M 4.6
96 (-17)
Cyprus
5 (-18) M 4.5
97 (-53)
Syria
5 (-62) M 4.3
97 (-2)
Laos
5 (-13) M 4.3
99 (+16)
Spain
4 (-5) M 5.1
99 (-26)
Niue
4 (-22) M 5.1
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.