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, 2604 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
2604 (+662) M 7.8
2 (+1)
Mexico
2094 (+335) M 7.3
3 (+2)
The Philippines
1326 (+234) M 7.8
4 (+4)
Guatemala
1207 (+456) M 7.3
5 (-1)
Japan
1012 (-283) M 7.4
6 (-5)
Russia
734 (-2862) M 6.9
7 (-1)
Chile
728 (-201) M 6.9
8 (-1)
Papua New Guinea
457 (-436) M 6.4
9 (+1)
China
439 (-242) M 6.3
10 (+30)
Panama
427 (+315) M 7.7
11 (+1)
Peru
347 (-216) M 6.7
12 (+1)
Argentina
337 (-202) M 6.1
13 (+2)
El Salvador
322 (-77) M 5.5
14 (+3)
Timor-Leste
262 (-61) M 6.0
15 (-1)
India
256 (-196) M 5.6
16 (+3)
Tajikistan
240 (-65) M 6.1
17 (+3)
Honduras
239 (-53) M 5.5
18 (-9)
Greece
238 (-478) M 5.7
19 (-3)
Afghanistan
214 (-129) M 6.1
20 (+2)
Pakistan
213 (-69) M 6.1
21 (+3)
Nicaragua
213 (-41) M 5.7
22 (+11)
Costa Rica
206 (+37) M 5.7
23
Tonga
203 (-75) M 7.5
24 (+2)
Iran
191 (-54) M 5.6
25 (+5)
Vanuatu
168 (-17) M 7.3
26 (+13)
Colombia
158 (+6) M 7.4
27 (+10)
New Zealand
150 (-8) M 5.9
28 (-10)
Myanmar
146 (-159) M 5.8
29 (-18)
Türkiye
137 (-520) M 5.4
30 (-5)
Taiwan
132 (-115) M 5.8
31 (-4)
Bolivia
123 (-93) M 4.9
32 (+9)
The United States
120 (+12) M 6.0
33 (-4)
Guam
111 (-79) M 5.4
34 (+2)
Fiji
110 (-51) M 5.6
35
Uzbekistan
109 (-52) M 5.8
36 (+21)
Samoa
105 (+45) M 6.3
37 (+1)
Kyrgyzstan
104 (-53) M 5.4
38 (-4)
Ecuador
93 (-72) M 5.5
39 (+4)
Venezuela
92 (-3) M 7.5
40 (+5)
Bangladesh
90 (+11) M 5.6
41 (+82)
New Caledonia
79 (+70) M 6.7
42 (-10)
Northern Mariana Islands
78 (-94) M 5.4
43 (+40)
American Samoa
73 (+45) M 6.3
44 (+2)
Solomon Islands
73 (-4) M 5.8
45 (+10)
Iraq
70 (+5) M 5.2
46 (+16)
Albania
67 (+15) M 5.5
47 (-19)
Nepal
65 (-144) M 5.6
48 (+15)
Italy
59 (+9) M 6.2
49 (+1)
Puerto Rico
58 (-11) M 5.1
50 (+18)
North Macedonia
54 (+15) M 5.5
51 (-20)
Bhutan
49 (-125) M 5.6
52 (+15)
Oman
44 (+2) M 5.3
53 (+22)
U.S. Virgin Islands
43 (+10) M 5.2
53 (+23)
British Virgin Islands
43 (+11) M 5.2
55 (-11)
Canada
42 (-43) M 5.7
56 (-9)
Kazakhstan
41 (-32) M 5.0
57 (+23)
Saint Martin
40 (+11) M 6.0
57 (+32)
Saint Barthelemy
40 (+14) M 6.0
57 (+23)
Anguilla
40 (+11) M 6.0
60 (+27)
Azerbaijan
38 (+11) M 5.6
61 (+29)
Syria
38 (+12) M 5.4
62 (-2)
Dominican Republic
38 (-17) M 5.0
63 (+14)
United Arab Emirates
34 (+2) M 5.1
64 (+27)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
31 (+6) M 6.0
65 (-23)
Saudi Arabia
31 (-69) M 5.3
66 (+4)
Wallis and Futuna
29 (-9) M 5.7
67 (-18)
Qatar
29 (-42) M 5.3
68 (+10)
Laos
29 (-2) M 5.2
69 (+13)
Georgia
29 (+1) M 4.9
70 (+25)
Armenia
28 (+7) M 5.6
70 (-1)
Grenada
28 (-11) M 5.6
72 (-24)
Bahrain
28 (-45) M 5.3
73 (-9)
Libya
28 (-21) M 5.2
74 (-2)
Trinidad and Tobago
27 (-8) M 5.6
75 (+43)
Kosovo
27 (+17) M 4.9
76 (+75)
Caribbean Netherlands
24 (+21) M 7.5
77 (-25)
Antigua and Barbuda
24 (-41) M 6.0
78 (+30)
Haiti
24 (+11) M 5.8
79 (+81)
Cuba
23 (+21) M 6.1
80 (-28)
Montserrat
23 (-42) M 6.0
81 (-16)
Yemen
23 (-24) M 5.9
82 (-8)
Iceland
23 (-11) M 5.4
83 (+20)
Vietnam
23 (+7) M 5.2
84 (-63)
Ethiopia
23 (-263) M 4.8
85 (-14)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
22 (-16) M 5.6
86 (-35)
Dominica
21 (-46) M 6.0
87 (-29)
Thailand
21 (-35) M 5.2
88 (-36)
Guadeloupe
20 (-45) M 6.0
89 (-33)
Martinique
20 (-44) M 5.1
90 (+28)
Montenegro
20 (+10) M 4.8
91 (-19)
Brazil
19 (-16) M 5.6
92 (-26)
Mongolia
19 (-26) M 5.5
93 (-34)
Bulgaria
19 (-36) M 4.9
94 (+13)
Belize
18 (+5) M 5.2
95 (+3)
Malaysia
17 (-1) M 7.1
96 (+19)
Spain
17 (+7) M 5.2
97 (+7)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
15 (+1) M 4.9
98 (+3)
Croatia
15 (-2) M 4.6
99 (+21)
Aruba
14 (+5) M 7.5
100 (-3)
Barbados
14 (-5) M 5.6
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.