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, 1491 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
1491 (-451) M 7.4
2 (+1)
Mexico
1431 (-328) M 7.3
3 (+2)
The Philippines
1038 (-54) M 7.8
4
Japan
760 (-535) M 7.4
5 (+3)
Guatemala
738 (-13) M 7.3
6 (-5)
Russia
574 (-3022) M 6.6
7 (-1)
Chile
552 (-377) M 6.9
8 (+2)
China
323 (-358) M 6.3
9 (-2)
Papua New Guinea
311 (-582) M 5.9
10 (+2)
Peru
270 (-293) M 6.0
11 (+2)
Argentina
246 (-293) M 6.1
12 (+3)
El Salvador
236 (-163) M 5.5
13 (-4)
Greece
205 (-511) M 5.7
14 (+3)
Timor-Leste
197 (-126) M 5.9
15 (-1)
India
178 (-274) M 5.6
16 (+4)
Honduras
176 (-116) M 5.5
17 (+2)
Tajikistan
168 (-137) M 6.1
18 (+5)
Tonga
155 (-123) M 7.5
19 (-3)
Afghanistan
152 (-191) M 6.1
20 (+4)
Nicaragua
151 (-103) M 5.7
21 (+1)
Pakistan
149 (-133) M 6.1
22 (+4)
Iran
140 (-105) M 5.6
23 (+7)
Vanuatu
125 (-60) M 7.3
24 (+9)
Costa Rica
111 (-58) M 5.7
25 (-7)
Myanmar
107 (-198) M 5.8
26 (+11)
New Zealand
100 (-58) M 5.9
27 (-16)
Türkiye
100 (-557) M 5.4
28 (-3)
Taiwan
97 (-150) M 5.8
29 (+12)
The United States
94 (-15) M 6.0
30 (-3)
Bolivia
90 (-126) M 4.9
31 (+26)
Samoa
89 (+29) M 6.3
32 (+8)
Panama
84 (-30) M 5.2
33 (+3)
Fiji
80 (-81) M 5.6
34 (+1)
Uzbekistan
79 (-82) M 5.8
35 (+3)
Kyrgyzstan
75 (-82) M 5.4
36 (+9)
Bangladesh
67 (-12) M 5.6
37 (-8)
Guam
67 (-123) M 5.4
38 (+1)
Colombia
65 (-87) M 5.3
39 (+44)
American Samoa
62 (+34) M 6.3
40 (-6)
Ecuador
61 (-104) M 5.5
41 (+2)
Venezuela
60 (-35) M 7.5
42 (+20)
Albania
57 (+5) M 5.5
43 (+3)
Solomon Islands
52 (-25) M 5.8
44 (-12)
Northern Mariana Islands
52 (-120) M 5.4
45 (+5)
Puerto Rico
49 (-20) M 5.1
46 (+17)
Italy
48 (-2) M 6.2
47 (+8)
Iraq
48 (-17) M 5.2
48 (+20)
North Macedonia
46 (+7) M 5.5
49 (-21)
Nepal
42 (-167) M 5.6
50 (+25)
U.S. Virgin Islands
41 (+8) M 5.2
50 (+26)
British Virgin Islands
41 (+9) M 5.2
52 (+28)
Saint Martin
39 (+10) M 6.0
52 (+37)
Saint Barthelemy
39 (+13) M 6.0
52 (+28)
Anguilla
39 (+10) M 6.0
55 (-24)
Bhutan
39 (-135) M 5.6
56 (+31)
Azerbaijan
32 (+5) M 5.6
57 (+10)
Oman
32 (-10) M 5.3
58 (+33)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
30 (+5) M 6.0
59 (-15)
Canada
30 (-55) M 5.7
60 (-13)
Kazakhstan
30 (-43) M 4.9
61 (-1)
Dominican Republic
26 (-29) M 5.0
62 (+28)
Syria
25 (-1) M 5.4
63 (-14)
Qatar
25 (-46) M 5.3
63 (-21)
Saudi Arabia
25 (-75) M 5.3
63 (-15)
Bahrain
25 (-48) M 5.3
66 (+29)
Armenia
24 (+3) M 5.6
67 (+51)
Kosovo
23 (+13) M 4.9
68 (-4)
Libya
22 (-27) M 5.2
69 (+8)
United Arab Emirates
22 (-10) M 5.1
70 (+12)
Georgia
22 (-6) M 4.9
71 (-1)
Wallis and Futuna
21 (-17) M 4.8
72 (+88)
Cuba
20 (+18) M 6.1
73 (-21)
Antigua and Barbuda
20 (-45) M 6.0
74 (-22)
Montserrat
19 (-46) M 6.0
75 (+33)
Haiti
19 (+6) M 5.8
76 (-2)
Iceland
19 (-15) M 5.4
77 (-56)
Ethiopia
19 (-267) M 4.8
78 (-6)
Trinidad and Tobago
18 (-17) M 5.6
78 (-9)
Grenada
18 (-21) M 5.6
80 (+38)
Montenegro
18 (+8) M 4.7
81 (+70)
Caribbean Netherlands
17 (+14) M 7.5
82 (-10)
Brazil
17 (-18) M 5.2
83 (-5)
Laos
17 (-14) M 4.9
84 (-33)
Dominica
16 (-51) M 6.0
85 (-19)
Mongolia
16 (-29) M 5.5
86 (-34)
Guadeloupe
15 (-50) M 6.0
87 (-16)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15 (-23) M 5.6
88 (-32)
Martinique
15 (-49) M 5.1
89 (-31)
Thailand
14 (-42) M 5.2
89 (+18)
Belize
14 (+1) M 5.2
91 (+12)
Vietnam
14 (-2) M 4.9
92 (-33)
Bulgaria
13 (-42) M 4.9
93 (+8)
Croatia
13 (-4) M 4.6
94 (+3)
Barbados
12 (-7) M 5.6
95 (-10)
Kuwait
12 (-16) M 4.8
96 (-31)
Yemen
11 (-36) M 5.1
97 (+23)
Aruba
10 (+1) M 7.5
98
Malaysia
10 (-8) M 7.1
99 (-16)
Tanzania
10 (-18) M 5.3
100 (+4)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
10 (-4) M 4.5
100 (+15)
Spain
10 (0) M 4.5
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.