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 Mexico. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2026 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Mexico, 1653 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Mexico had a magnitude of 7.3.

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2026: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+2)
Mexico
1653 (-106) M 7.3
2
Indonesia
1592 (-350) M 7.4
3 (+2)
The Philippines
1143 (+51) M 7.8
4 (+4)
Guatemala
916 (+165) M 7.3
5 (-1)
Japan
832 (-463) M 7.4
6 (-5)
Russia
597 (-2999) M 6.6
7 (-1)
Chile
589 (-340) M 6.9
8 (+2)
China
346 (-335) M 6.3
9 (-2)
Papua New Guinea
335 (-558) M 5.9
10 (+2)
Peru
288 (-275) M 6.0
11 (+2)
Argentina
265 (-274) M 6.1
12 (+3)
El Salvador
256 (-143) M 5.5
13 (-4)
Greece
211 (-505) M 5.7
14 (+3)
Timor-Leste
207 (-116) M 5.9
15 (-1)
India
195 (-257) M 5.6
16 (+4)
Honduras
190 (-102) M 5.5
17 (+2)
Tajikistan
184 (-121) M 6.1
18 (-2)
Afghanistan
164 (-179) M 6.1
19 (+5)
Nicaragua
164 (-90) M 5.7
20 (+3)
Tonga
163 (-115) M 7.5
21 (+1)
Pakistan
162 (-120) M 6.1
22 (+4)
Iran
160 (-85) M 5.6
23 (+7)
Vanuatu
137 (-48) M 7.3
24 (+9)
Costa Rica
124 (-45) M 5.7
25 (-7)
Myanmar
117 (-188) M 5.8
26 (+11)
New Zealand
109 (-49) M 5.9
27 (-16)
Türkiye
109 (-548) M 5.4
28 (-3)
Taiwan
101 (-146) M 5.8
29 (+12)
The United States
100 (-9) M 6.0
30 (+10)
Panama
95 (-19) M 5.2
31 (-4)
Bolivia
95 (-121) M 4.9
32 (+25)
Samoa
94 (+34) M 6.3
33 (+2)
Uzbekistan
84 (-77) M 5.8
34 (+2)
Fiji
83 (-78) M 5.6
35 (+3)
Kyrgyzstan
78 (-79) M 5.4
36 (-7)
Guam
75 (-115) M 5.4
37 (+2)
Colombia
72 (-80) M 7.4
38 (+7)
Bangladesh
71 (-8) M 5.6
39 (+44)
American Samoa
67 (+39) M 6.3
40 (-6)
Ecuador
67 (-98) M 5.5
41 (+2)
Venezuela
65 (-30) M 7.5
42 (+20)
Albania
58 (+6) M 5.5
43 (-11)
Northern Mariana Islands
55 (-117) M 5.4
44 (+11)
Iraq
55 (-10) M 5.2
45 (+1)
Solomon Islands
54 (-23) M 5.8
46 (+4)
Puerto Rico
51 (-18) M 5.1
47 (+16)
Italy
50 (0) M 6.2
48 (-20)
Nepal
48 (-161) M 5.6
49 (+19)
North Macedonia
46 (+7) M 5.5
50 (+25)
U.S. Virgin Islands
42 (+9) M 5.2
50 (+26)
British Virgin Islands
42 (+10) M 5.2
52 (+28)
Saint Martin
40 (+11) M 6.0
52 (+37)
Saint Barthelemy
40 (+14) M 6.0
52 (+28)
Anguilla
40 (+11) M 6.0
55 (-24)
Bhutan
40 (-134) M 5.6
56 (+11)
Oman
39 (-3) M 5.3
57 (+30)
Azerbaijan
33 (+6) M 5.6
58 (-14)
Canada
32 (-53) M 5.7
59 (+32)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
31 (+6) M 6.0
60 (-13)
Kazakhstan
31 (-42) M 5.0
61 (+16)
United Arab Emirates
28 (-4) M 5.1
62 (-2)
Dominican Republic
27 (-28) M 5.0
63 (+27)
Syria
26 (0) M 5.4
64 (-15)
Qatar
26 (-45) M 5.3
64 (-22)
Saudi Arabia
26 (-74) M 5.3
66 (-18)
Bahrain
25 (-48) M 5.3
67 (+28)
Armenia
24 (+3) M 5.6
68 (+50)
Kosovo
23 (+13) M 4.9
69 (-5)
Libya
22 (-27) M 5.2
70 (+12)
Georgia
22 (-6) M 4.9
71 (-1)
Wallis and Futuna
22 (-16) M 4.8
72 (+88)
Cuba
20 (+18) M 6.1
73 (-21)
Antigua and Barbuda
20 (-45) M 6.0
74 (+34)
Haiti
20 (+7) M 5.8
75 (-54)
Ethiopia
20 (-266) M 4.8
76 (+75)
Caribbean Netherlands
19 (+16) M 7.5
77 (-25)
Montserrat
19 (-46) M 6.0
78 (-9)
Grenada
19 (-20) M 5.6
78 (-6)
Brazil
19 (-16) M 5.6
80 (-6)
Iceland
19 (-15) M 5.4
81 (-3)
Laos
19 (-12) M 4.9
82 (-10)
Trinidad and Tobago
18 (-17) M 5.6
83 (+35)
Montenegro
18 (+8) M 4.7
84 (-33)
Dominica
17 (-50) M 6.0
85 (-14)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
17 (-21) M 5.6
86 (-20)
Mongolia
17 (-28) M 5.5
87 (-35)
Guadeloupe
16 (-49) M 6.0
88 (-32)
Martinique
16 (-48) M 5.1
89 (+14)
Vietnam
16 (0) M 4.9
90 (+17)
Belize
15 (+2) M 5.2
91 (-33)
Thailand
14 (-42) M 5.2
92 (-33)
Bulgaria
14 (-41) M 4.9
93 (-8)
Kuwait
13 (-15) M 4.8
94 (+7)
Croatia
13 (-4) M 4.6
95 (+25)
Aruba
12 (+3) M 7.5
96 (+1)
Barbados
12 (-7) M 5.6
97 (-32)
Yemen
12 (-35) M 5.1
98 (+17)
Spain
12 (+2) M 4.5
99 (-1)
Malaysia
11 (-7) M 7.1
100 (-17)
Tanzania
11 (-17) M 5.3
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.