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, 1836 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Indonesia had a magnitude of 7.7.

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2026: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+1)
Indonesia
1836 (-106) M 7.7
2 (+1)
Mexico
1704 (-55) M 7.3
3 (+2)
The Philippines
1149 (+57) M 7.8
4 (+4)
Guatemala
959 (+208) M 7.3
5 (-1)
Japan
842 (-453) M 7.4
6 (-5)
Russia
605 (-2991) M 6.6
7 (-1)
Chile
599 (-330) M 6.9
8 (+2)
China
350 (-331) M 6.3
9 (-2)
Papua New Guinea
340 (-553) M 5.9
10 (+2)
Peru
291 (-272) M 6.0
11 (+2)
Argentina
270 (-269) M 6.1
12 (+3)
El Salvador
260 (-139) M 5.5
13 (-4)
Greece
212 (-504) M 5.7
14 (+3)
Timor-Leste
209 (-114) M 5.9
15 (-1)
India
198 (-254) M 5.6
16 (+4)
Honduras
194 (-98) M 5.5
17 (+2)
Tajikistan
187 (-118) M 6.1
18 (-2)
Afghanistan
166 (-177) M 6.1
19 (+4)
Tonga
165 (-113) M 7.5
20 (+4)
Nicaragua
165 (-89) M 5.7
21 (+1)
Pakistan
163 (-119) M 6.1
22 (+4)
Iran
161 (-84) M 5.6
23 (+7)
Vanuatu
139 (-46) M 7.3
24 (+9)
Costa Rica
126 (-43) M 5.7
25 (-7)
Myanmar
118 (-187) M 5.8
26 (+11)
New Zealand
113 (-45) M 5.9
27 (-16)
Türkiye
109 (-548) M 5.4
28 (+13)
The United States
102 (-7) M 6.0
29 (-4)
Taiwan
102 (-145) M 5.8
30 (+10)
Panama
97 (-17) M 5.2
31 (-4)
Bolivia
97 (-119) M 4.9
32 (+25)
Samoa
94 (+34) M 6.3
33 (+2)
Uzbekistan
87 (-74) M 5.8
34 (+2)
Fiji
84 (-77) M 5.6
35 (+3)
Kyrgyzstan
80 (-77) M 5.4
36 (-7)
Guam
76 (-114) M 5.4
37 (+2)
Colombia
74 (-78) M 7.4
38 (+7)
Bangladesh
71 (-8) M 5.6
39 (-5)
Ecuador
69 (-96) M 5.5
40 (+43)
American Samoa
67 (+39) M 6.3
41 (+2)
Venezuela
66 (-29) M 7.5
42 (+20)
Albania
59 (+7) M 5.5
43 (+12)
Iraq
57 (-8) M 5.2
44 (+2)
Solomon Islands
56 (-21) M 5.8
45 (-13)
Northern Mariana Islands
56 (-116) M 5.4
46 (+17)
Italy
52 (+2) M 6.2
47 (+3)
Puerto Rico
51 (-18) M 5.1
48 (-20)
Nepal
49 (-160) M 5.6
49 (+19)
North Macedonia
47 (+8) 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
40 (-2) M 5.3
57 (-13)
Canada
34 (-51) M 5.7
58 (+29)
Azerbaijan
34 (+7) M 5.6
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 (+29)
Armenia
25 (+4) M 5.6
67 (-19)
Bahrain
25 (-48) M 5.3
68 (+50)
Kosovo
24 (+14) M 4.9
69 (+13)
Georgia
23 (-5) M 4.9
70 (-6)
Libya
22 (-27) M 5.2
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 (-6)
Grenada
20 (-19) M 5.6
76 (-55)
Ethiopia
20 (-266) M 4.8
77 (+74)
Caribbean Netherlands
19 (+16) M 7.5
78 (-26)
Montserrat
19 (-46) M 6.0
79 (-7)
Trinidad and Tobago
19 (-16) M 5.6
79 (-7)
Brazil
19 (-16) M 5.6
81 (-7)
Iceland
19 (-15) M 5.4
82 (-4)
Laos
19 (-12) M 5.0
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 (+27)
Spain
16 (+6) M 5.2
89 (-33)
Martinique
16 (-48) M 5.1
90 (+13)
Vietnam
16 (0) M 5.0
91 (+16)
Belize
15 (+2) M 5.2
92 (-34)
Thailand
14 (-42) M 5.2
93 (-34)
Bulgaria
14 (-41) M 4.9
94 (+4)
Malaysia
13 (-5) M 7.1
95 (-10)
Kuwait
13 (-15) M 4.8
96 (+5)
Croatia
13 (-4) M 4.6
97 (+23)
Aruba
12 (+3) M 7.5
98 (-1)
Barbados
12 (-7) M 5.6
99 (-34)
Yemen
12 (-35) M 5.1
100 (-17)
Tanzania
11 (-17) M 5.3
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.