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, 799 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
799 (-1141) M 7.4
2 (+1)
Mexico
653 (-1099) M 6.5
3 (+1)
Japan
369 (-926) M 6.5
4 (-3)
Russia
352 (-3233) M 6.2
5
The Philippines
277 (-812) M 6.4
6
Chile
266 (-663) M 6.3
7 (+1)
Guatemala
223 (-523) M 5.2
8 (+4)
Peru
155 (-407) M 6.0
9 (+1)
China
145 (-535) M 5.5
10 (-3)
Papua New Guinea
143 (-750) M 5.9
11 (+2)
Argentina
119 (-420) M 6.2
12 (+3)
El Salvador
109 (-287) M 5.5
13 (-4)
Greece
105 (-611) M 5.5
14
India
98 (-353) M 5.6
15 (+5)
Honduras
95 (-195) M 5.5
16 (+2)
Tajikistan
92 (-213) M 5.8
16 (+1)
Timor-Leste
92 (-231) M 5.8
18 (+6)
Nicaragua
85 (-168) M 5.7
19 (+7)
Iran
84 (-161) M 5.6
20 (-4)
Afghanistan
83 (-260) M 5.8
21 (+1)
Pakistan
82 (-199) M 5.8
22 (+1)
Tonga
79 (-199) M 7.5
23 (+10)
Costa Rica
66 (-102) M 5.7
24 (-13)
Türkiye
59 (-598) M 5.3
25
Taiwan
55 (-192) M 5.3
26 (+31)
Samoa
53 (-7) M 6.3
27 (+3)
Vanuatu
50 (-135) M 7.3
28 (-9)
Myanmar
50 (-254) M 5.8
29 (-2)
Bolivia
45 (-171) M 4.9
30 (+11)
The United States
44 (-65) M 5.7
31 (+14)
Bangladesh
42 (-37) M 5.2
32 (+51)
American Samoa
41 (+13) M 6.3
33 (+29)
Albania
41 (-11) M 5.5
34 (+6)
Panama
41 (-72) M 5.2
35
Uzbekistan
39 (-122) M 5.8
36
Fiji
38 (-123) M 4.9
37 (+1)
Kyrgyzstan
37 (-120) M 5.5
38 (-4)
Ecuador
34 (-130) M 5.5
39 (-2)
New Zealand
34 (-124) M 5.3
40 (-11)
Guam
33 (-157) M 5.4
41 (-13)
Nepal
30 (-179) M 4.8
42 (+21)
Italy
29 (-21) M 6.0
43 (-4)
Colombia
29 (-123) M 4.9
44 (-13)
Bhutan
28 (-146) M 5.2
45 (+1)
Solomon Islands
26 (-51) M 5.8
46 (+22)
North Macedonia
26 (-13) M 5.5
47 (-15)
Northern Mariana Islands
26 (-146) M 5.4
48 (+7)
Iraq
26 (-39) M 5.1
49
Qatar
25 (-46) M 5.3
50 (-2)
Bahrain
24 (-49) M 5.3
51 (-1)
Puerto Rico
24 (-45) M 5.1
52 (-9)
Venezuela
24 (-71) M 4.9
53 (-11)
Saudi Arabia
22 (-78) M 5.3
54 (+22)
British Virgin Islands
22 (-10) M 5.2
54 (+21)
U.S. Virgin Islands
22 (-11) M 5.2
56 (+24)
Anguilla
21 (-8) M 5.2
56 (+24)
Saint Martin
21 (-8) M 5.2
56 (+33)
Saint Barthelemy
21 (-5) M 5.2
59 (+28)
Azerbaijan
20 (-7) M 5.6
60 (+31)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
19 (-6) M 5.2
61 (-17)
Canada
18 (-67) M 5.7
62 (+56)
Kosovo
18 (+8) M 4.9
63 (-16)
Kazakhstan
16 (-57) M 4.7
64 (-4)
Dominican Republic
15 (-40) M 4.7
65 (+43)
Haiti
14 (+1) M 5.8
66 (+29)
Armenia
14 (-7) M 5.6
67 (+93)
Cuba
13 (+11) M 5.8
68 (-1)
Oman
13 (-29) M 5.3
69 (+21)
Syria
13 (-13) M 4.6
70 (+7)
United Arab Emirates
12 (-20) M 5.1
71 (+11)
Georgia
12 (-16) M 4.8
72 (+46)
Montenegro
11 (+1) M 4.7
73 (-9)
Libya
10 (-39) M 4.9
74 (+33)
Belize
9 (-4) M 5.2
75 (+10)
Kuwait
9 (-19) M 4.8
76 (-4)
Trinidad and Tobago
9 (-26) M 4.6
77 (-25)
Montserrat
8 (-57) M 5.2
77 (-25)
Antigua and Barbuda
8 (-57) M 5.2
79 (-20)
Bulgaria
8 (-47) M 4.9
80 (-59)
Ethiopia
8 (-278) M 4.8
81 (-3)
Laos
8 (-23) M 4.6
81 (-12)
Grenada
8 (-31) M 4.6
83 (+15)
Malaysia
7 (-11) M 7.0
84 (-10)
Iceland
7 (-27) M 5.3
85 (-14)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
7 (-31) M 5.1
86 (-16)
Wallis and Futuna
7 (-31) M 4.7
86 (-7)
Cyprus
7 (-23) M 4.7
88 (+13)
Croatia
7 (-10) M 4.6
89 (-6)
Tanzania
6 (-22) M 5.3
90 (+31)
Malta
6 (-3) M 5.2
91 (-35)
Martinique
6 (-58) M 5.1
91 (-39)
Guadeloupe
6 (-59) M 5.1
91 (+6)
Barbados
6 (-13) M 5.1
94 (+9)
Vietnam
6 (-10) M 4.6
95 (-29)
Mongolia
6 (-39) M 4.5
95 (+20)
Spain
6 (-4) M 4.5
95 (+20)
Congo-Kinshasa
6 (-4) M 4.5
98 (-47)
Dominica
5 (-62) M 5.1
98 (-12)
Saint Lucia
5 (-23) M 5.1
100 (-28)
Brazil
5 (-30) M 4.6
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.