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 Mexico. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2024 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Mexico, 1220 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Mexico had a magnitude of 6.4.

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2024: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+1)
Mexico
1220 (-619) M 6.4
2 (-1)
Indonesia
1110 (-1123) M 6.4
3 (+2)
Japan
1104 (+201) M 7.5
4 (-1)
The Philippines
540 (-933) M 7.1
5 (+21)
Taiwan
539 (+346) M 7.4
6 (-2)
Chile
500 (-437) M 7.4
7 (+4)
China
415 (-58) M 7.0
8 (+2)
Peru
407 (-174) M 5.7
9 (-2)
Papua New Guinea
386 (-433) M 6.9
10 (-2)
Guatemala
371 (-389) M 6.4
11 (+13)
Kyrgyzstan
282 (+68) M 7.0
12 (+46)
Kazakhstan
238 (+178) M 7.0
13
Argentina
223 (-179) M 7.4
14 (+1)
Tonga
191 (-164) M 6.6
15 (+1)
El Salvador
191 (-147) M 6.2
16 (-2)
Tajikistan
162 (-194) M 6.4
17 (-5)
Afghanistan
161 (-254) M 6.4
18 (+4)
Timor-Leste
146 (-97) M 5.3
19 (-1)
Nicaragua
143 (-156) M 5.6
20 (+3)
Pakistan
140 (-81) M 6.4
21 (-1)
Honduras
135 (-135) M 6.2
22 (+6)
Costa Rica
126 (-64) M 5.7
23 (+19)
Vanuatu
121 (+3) M 6.3
24 (+7)
Greece
115 (-66) M 5.8
25 (+2)
Fiji
113 (-78) M 5.1
26 (-20)
Türkiye
110 (-769) M 5.6
27 (+3)
Bolivia
109 (-73) M 5.6
28 (-9)
India
105 (-169) M 5.7
29 (-12)
Iran
104 (-201) M 5.1
30 (-9)
Russia
103 (-150) M 5.2
31 (-2)
Guam
97 (-89) M 5.4
32 (+1)
Northern Mariana Islands
95 (-67) M 6.2
33 (+6)
The United States
87 (-41) M 5.9
34
Panama
85 (-71) M 5.7
35 (+1)
Ecuador
84 (-54) M 5.5
36 (-11)
Uzbekistan
84 (-113) M 5.2
37 (-5)
Colombia
79 (-88) M 5.6
38
New Zealand
72 (-65) M 5.1
39 (+11)
Samoa
64 (-16) M 5.8
40 (+8)
Venezuela
56 (-35) M 6.0
41 (+29)
Canada
48 (+4) M 6.4
42 (-7)
Myanmar
43 (-100) M 5.7
43
Puerto Rico
43 (-70) M 5.6
44 (+25)
American Samoa
40 (-4) M 5.8
45 (+9)
Italy
36 (-34) M 5.4
46 (+1)
Solomon Islands
35 (-60) M 5.8
47 (+2)
Dominican Republic
35 (-50) M 5.6
48 (-39)
Syria
34 (-706) M 5.0
49 (+18)
Albania
33 (-18) M 5.4
50 (+1)
Azerbaijan
33 (-47) M 4.9
51 (-5)
Iraq
30 (-68) M 4.9
52 (+26)
North Macedonia
27 (-7) M 5.4
53 (+3)
Armenia
27 (-42) M 4.9
53 (+18)
Georgia
27 (-15) M 4.9
55 (+22)
Brazil
26 (-9) M 6.6
56 (-2)
Bangladesh
26 (-44) M 4.9
57 (+11)
Wallis and Futuna
24 (-25) M 5.5
58 (+3)
Libya
23 (-36) M 5.3
59 (+7)
United Arab Emirates
22 (-29) M 5.1
60 (+5)
Oman
22 (-34) M 5.0
61 (+13)
Croatia
19 (-19) M 5.4
62 (+2)
Bulgaria
19 (-37) M 4.7
63 (+16)
Mongolia
19 (-15) M 4.5
64 (-12)
U.S. Virgin Islands
18 (-52) M 5.6
65 (+15)
Eritrea
18 (-15) M 5.4
66 (-5)
Tanzania
18 (-41) M 4.8
67 (-8)
Anguilla
17 (-42) M 4.9
67 (-7)
Saint Martin
17 (-42) M 4.9
69 (+57)
Christmas Island
15 (+5) M 5.2
70 (-18)
British Virgin Islands
15 (-55) M 4.9
70 (-7)
Saint Barthelemy
15 (-41) M 4.9
72 (+1)
Ethiopia
14 (-24) M 5.4
72 (+23)
Kosovo
14 (-10) M 5.4
72 (+27)
Montenegro
14 (-7) M 5.4
75 (-18)
Nepal
14 (-54) M 4.5
76 (+20)
Grenada
13 (-8) M 6.0
77 (+29)
Qatar
13 (-2) M 5.1
78 (-37)
Yemen
12 (-108) M 5.4
79 (+3)
Turkmenistan
12 (-20) M 4.8
80 (+28)
Malaysia
12 (-2) M 4.4
81 (+15)
Trinidad and Tobago
11 (-10) M 6.0
82 (-38)
Iceland
11 (-102) M 5.3
83 (+13)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
11 (-10) M 4.9
84 (+16)
Saudi Arabia
11 (-9) M 4.7
85 (+46)
Algeria
11 (+2) M 4.6
86 (-3)
Serbia
10 (-19) M 5.4
86 (+16)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 (-7) M 5.4
88 (+64)
Niue
10 (+7) M 5.1
89 (+20)
Kuwait
10 (-4) M 4.7
90 (-5)
Laos
10 (-18) M 4.6
90 (+26)
Vietnam
10 (-4) M 4.6
92 (-47)
Somalia
9 (-103) M 5.4
93 (-18)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
9 (-27) M 4.6
94 (-14)
Romania
9 (-24) M 4.3
95 (+23)
Belize
8 (-4) M 6.2
96 (-12)
Montserrat
8 (-20) M 4.6
96 (-8)
Antigua and Barbuda
8 (-19) M 4.6
96 (+53)
Cambodia
8 (+4) M 4.6
99 (-12)
Bhutan
8 (-20) M 4.5
100 (-14)
Haiti
8 (-20) M 4.4
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2024.