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, 1022 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
1022 (-918) M 7.4
2 (+1)
Mexico
802 (-950) M 6.5
3 (+1)
Japan
508 (-787) M 7.4
4 (-3)
Russia
406 (-3179) M 6.2
5 (+1)
Chile
333 (-596) M 6.2
6 (-1)
The Philippines
332 (-757) M 6.4
7 (+1)
Guatemala
287 (-459) M 5.2
8 (+4)
Peru
204 (-358) M 6.0
9 (-2)
Papua New Guinea
192 (-701) M 5.9
10
China
179 (-501) M 5.5
11 (+2)
Argentina
151 (-388) M 6.1
12 (-3)
Greece
138 (-578) M 5.7
13 (+2)
El Salvador
138 (-258) M 5.5
14 (+3)
Timor-Leste
118 (-205) M 5.8
15 (-1)
India
117 (-334) M 5.6
16 (+2)
Tajikistan
112 (-193) M 5.8
17 (+3)
Honduras
109 (-181) M 5.5
18 (+5)
Tonga
102 (-176) M 7.5
19 (-3)
Afghanistan
100 (-243) M 5.8
20 (+2)
Pakistan
98 (-183) M 5.8
21 (+3)
Nicaragua
97 (-156) M 5.7
22 (+4)
Iran
95 (-150) M 5.6
23 (+2)
Taiwan
75 (-172) M 5.8
24 (+9)
Costa Rica
74 (-94) M 5.7
25 (+32)
Samoa
71 (+11) M 6.3
26 (-15)
Türkiye
69 (-588) M 5.3
27 (+14)
The United States
66 (-43) M 5.7
28 (-9)
Myanmar
65 (-239) M 5.8
29 (-2)
Bolivia
62 (-154) M 4.9
30
Vanuatu
61 (-124) M 7.3
31 (+6)
New Zealand
58 (-100) M 5.8
32 (+51)
American Samoa
52 (+24) M 6.3
33 (+7)
Panama
50 (-63) M 5.2
34 (+2)
Fiji
50 (-111) M 4.9
35
Uzbekistan
48 (-113) M 5.8
36 (+26)
Albania
48 (-4) M 5.5
37 (+8)
Bangladesh
48 (-31) M 5.2
38 (-9)
Guam
46 (-144) M 5.4
39 (-5)
Ecuador
45 (-119) M 5.5
40 (-2)
Kyrgyzstan
42 (-115) M 5.5
41 (-2)
Colombia
40 (-112) M 5.2
42 (-10)
Northern Mariana Islands
37 (-135) M 5.4
43 (+3)
Solomon Islands
34 (-43) M 5.8
44 (+19)
Italy
33 (-17) M 6.0
45 (-17)
Nepal
32 (-177) M 4.8
46 (+22)
North Macedonia
31 (-8) M 5.5
47 (+8)
Iraq
31 (-34) M 5.1
48 (-17)
Bhutan
29 (-145) M 5.2
49 (-6)
Venezuela
28 (-67) M 4.9
50 (+37)
Azerbaijan
25 (-2) M 5.6
51 (-2)
Qatar
25 (-46) M 5.3
52 (-2)
Puerto Rico
25 (-44) M 5.1
53 (-5)
Bahrain
24 (-49) M 5.3
54 (-12)
Saudi Arabia
22 (-78) M 5.3
55 (+20)
U.S. Virgin Islands
22 (-11) M 5.2
55 (+21)
British Virgin Islands
22 (-10) M 5.2
57 (-13)
Canada
21 (-64) M 5.7
58 (+22)
Anguilla
21 (-8) M 5.2
58 (+22)
Saint Martin
21 (-8) M 5.2
58 (+31)
Saint Barthelemy
21 (-5) M 5.2
61 (+30)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
19 (-6) M 5.2
62 (+33)
Armenia
18 (-3) M 5.6
63 (+55)
Kosovo
18 (+8) M 4.9
64 (+18)
Georgia
17 (-11) M 4.8
65 (-18)
Kazakhstan
17 (-56) M 4.7
66 (+42)
Haiti
16 (+3) M 5.8
67 (-7)
Dominican Republic
16 (-39) M 4.7
68 (+92)
Cuba
15 (+13) M 5.8
69 (-2)
Oman
15 (-27) M 5.3
70 (+7)
United Arab Emirates
14 (-18) M 5.1
71 (+19)
Syria
14 (-12) M 4.6
72 (-6)
Mongolia
13 (-32) M 5.5
73 (-3)
Wallis and Futuna
12 (-26) M 5.0
74 (-53)
Ethiopia
11 (-275) M 4.8
75 (+43)
Montenegro
11 (+1) M 4.7
76 (-17)
Bulgaria
10 (-45) M 4.9
76 (-12)
Libya
10 (-39) M 4.9
78 (+7)
Kuwait
10 (-18) M 4.8
79 (-7)
Brazil
10 (-25) M 4.7
80 (+18)
Malaysia
9 (-9) M 7.0
81 (-7)
Iceland
9 (-25) M 5.3
81 (+2)
Tanzania
9 (-19) M 5.3
83 (+24)
Belize
9 (-4) M 5.2
84 (-12)
Trinidad and Tobago
9 (-26) M 4.6
84 (-15)
Grenada
9 (-30) M 4.6
86 (-34)
Montserrat
8 (-57) M 5.2
86 (-34)
Antigua and Barbuda
8 (-57) M 5.2
88 (-17)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
8 (-30) M 5.1
89 (-11)
Laos
8 (-23) M 4.6
89 (+12)
Croatia
8 (-9) M 4.6
91 (+6)
Barbados
7 (-12) M 5.1
91 (-35)
Martinique
7 (-57) M 5.1
93 (-14)
Cyprus
7 (-23) M 4.7
94 (+27)
Malta
6 (-3) M 5.2
95 (-44)
Dominica
6 (-61) M 5.1
95 (-43)
Guadeloupe
6 (-59) M 5.1
95 (-9)
Saint Lucia
6 (-22) M 5.1
98 (-40)
Thailand
6 (-50) M 4.6
98 (+5)
Vietnam
6 (-10) M 4.6
100 (+15)
Congo-Kinshasa
6 (-4) M 4.5
100 (+15)
Spain
6 (-4) M 4.5
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.