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, 2698 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Indonesia had a magnitude of 7.8.

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2026: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+1)
Indonesia
2698 (+756) M 7.8
2 (+1)
Mexico
2199 (+440) M 7.3
3 (+2)
The Philippines
1384 (+292) M 7.8
4 (+4)
Guatemala
1266 (+515) M 7.3
5 (-1)
Japan
1071 (-224) M 7.4
6
Chile
770 (-159) M 6.9
7 (-6)
Russia
769 (-2827) M 6.9
8 (+32)
Panama
542 (+432) M 7.7
9 (+1)
China
526 (-155) M 7.0
10 (-3)
Papua New Guinea
499 (-394) M 6.4
11 (+1)
Peru
362 (-201) M 6.7
12 (+1)
Argentina
356 (-183) M 6.1
13 (+2)
El Salvador
335 (-64) M 5.5
14 (+3)
Timor-Leste
282 (-41) M 6.0
15 (-1)
India
280 (-172) M 5.6
16 (+3)
Tajikistan
258 (-47) M 6.1
17 (-8)
Greece
255 (-461) M 5.7
18 (+2)
Honduras
250 (-42) M 5.5
19 (-3)
Afghanistan
233 (-110) M 6.1
20 (+2)
Pakistan
228 (-54) M 6.1
21 (+3)
Nicaragua
227 (-27) M 5.7
22 (+1)
Tonga
217 (-61) M 7.5
23 (+10)
Costa Rica
216 (+48) M 5.7
24 (+2)
Iran
205 (-40) M 5.6
25 (+5)
Vanuatu
188 (+3) M 7.3
26 (+13)
Colombia
172 (+20) M 7.4
27 (+10)
New Zealand
162 (+4) M 5.9
28 (-10)
Myanmar
155 (-150) M 5.8
29 (-4)
Taiwan
143 (-104) M 5.8
30 (-19)
Türkiye
142 (-515) M 5.4
31 (+92)
New Caledonia
135 (+126) M 6.7
32 (-5)
Bolivia
133 (-83) M 4.9
33 (-4)
Guam
128 (-62) M 5.4
34 (+2)
Fiji
127 (-34) M 5.6
35 (+6)
The United States
126 (+18) M 6.0
36 (-1)
Uzbekistan
119 (-42) M 5.8
37 (+1)
Kyrgyzstan
115 (-42) M 5.4
38 (+19)
Samoa
107 (+47) M 6.3
39 (-5)
Ecuador
96 (-69) M 5.5
40 (+3)
Venezuela
94 (-1) M 7.5
41 (+4)
Bangladesh
93 (+14) M 5.6
42 (-10)
Northern Mariana Islands
92 (-80) M 5.4
43 (+3)
Solomon Islands
81 (+4) M 5.8
44 (+39)
American Samoa
74 (+46) M 6.3
45 (+10)
Iraq
73 (+8) M 5.2
46 (+16)
Albania
72 (+20) M 5.5
47 (-19)
Nepal
71 (-138) M 5.6
48 (+15)
Italy
66 (+16) M 6.2
49 (+1)
Puerto Rico
60 (-9) M 5.1
50 (+18)
North Macedonia
57 (+18) M 5.5
51 (-20)
Bhutan
51 (-123) M 5.6
52 (+15)
Oman
48 (+6) M 5.3
53 (+22)
U.S. Virgin Islands
45 (+12) M 5.2
53 (+23)
British Virgin Islands
45 (+13) M 5.2
55 (-11)
Canada
44 (-41) M 5.7
56 (+24)
Saint Martin
42 (+13) M 6.0
56 (+33)
Saint Barthelemy
42 (+16) M 6.0
56 (+24)
Anguilla
42 (+13) M 6.0
59 (-12)
Kazakhstan
42 (-31) M 5.0
60 (+27)
Azerbaijan
40 (+13) M 5.6
61 (+29)
Syria
39 (+13) M 5.4
62 (-2)
Dominican Republic
39 (-16) M 5.0
63 (+14)
United Arab Emirates
36 (+4) M 5.1
64 (-22)
Saudi Arabia
35 (-65) M 5.3
65 (+26)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
33 (+8) M 6.0
66 (+12)
Laos
33 (+2) M 5.2
67 (-19)
Bahrain
32 (-41) M 5.3
68 (-19)
Qatar
31 (-40) M 5.3
69 (+13)
Georgia
31 (+3) M 4.9
70
Wallis and Futuna
30 (-8) M 5.7
71 (+24)
Armenia
28 (+7) M 5.6
71 (-2)
Grenada
28 (-11) M 5.6
73 (-9)
Libya
28 (-21) M 5.2
74 (-2)
Trinidad and Tobago
27 (-8) M 5.6
75 (+28)
Vietnam
27 (+11) M 5.2
76 (+42)
Kosovo
27 (+17) M 4.9
77 (-25)
Antigua and Barbuda
25 (-40) M 6.0
78 (+73)
Caribbean Netherlands
24 (+21) M 7.5
79 (-27)
Montserrat
24 (-41) M 6.0
80 (-15)
Yemen
24 (-23) M 5.9
81 (+27)
Haiti
24 (+11) M 5.8
82 (-8)
Iceland
24 (-10) M 5.4
83 (-25)
Thailand
24 (-32) M 5.2
84 (-63)
Ethiopia
24 (-262) M 4.8
85 (+75)
Cuba
23 (+21) M 6.1
86 (-35)
Dominica
22 (-45) M 6.0
87 (-16)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
22 (-16) M 5.6
88 (-29)
Bulgaria
22 (-33) M 4.9
89 (-37)
Guadeloupe
21 (-44) M 6.0
90 (-18)
Brazil
21 (-14) M 5.6
91 (-25)
Mongolia
20 (-25) M 5.5
92 (-36)
Martinique
20 (-44) M 5.1
93 (+25)
Montenegro
20 (+10) M 4.7
94 (-11)
Tanzania
19 (-9) M 5.3
95 (+3)
Malaysia
18 (0) M 7.1
96 (+11)
Belize
18 (+5) M 5.2
97 (+18)
Spain
17 (+7) M 5.2
98 (+6)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
17 (+3) M 5.0
99 (-14)
Kuwait
15 (-13) M 4.8
100 (+1)
Croatia
15 (-2) M 4.6
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.