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 2025 is Russia. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2025 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Russia, 3233 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Russia had a magnitude of 8.8.

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2025: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+16)
Russia
3233 (+2941) M 8.8
2
Indonesia
1673 (-199) M 6.7
3 (-2)
Mexico
1521 (-445) M 6.2
4 (-1)
Japan
945 (-618) M 6.8
5 (-1)
The Philippines
923 (-74) M 7.4
6 (+2)
Papua New Guinea
795 (+159) M 6.9
7 (-2)
Chile
763 (-112) M 6.4
8 (+19)
Greece
654 (+449) M 6.2
9 (-3)
Guatemala
647 (-53) M 6.2
10
China
622 (+31) M 7.1
11 (+15)
Türkiye
600 (+395) M 6.2
12 (-3)
Peru
485 (-139) M 5.9
13 (-2)
Argentina
464 (+66) M 7.4
14 (+11)
India
398 (+191) M 7.1
15 (-3)
El Salvador
347 (-18) M 6.2
16 (-2)
Afghanistan
296 (-17) M 6.3
17 (+20)
Ethiopia
279 (+152) M 5.9
18 (+24)
Myanmar
278 (+189) M 7.7
19 (+4)
Timor-Leste
273 (+22) M 6.2
20 (-4)
Tajikistan
260 (-49) M 6.3
21 (-1)
Honduras
248 (-23) M 6.2
22 (-7)
Tonga
241 (-68) M 7.0
23 (-1)
Pakistan
239 (-13) M 6.0
24 (-6)
Nicaragua
212 (-71) M 5.4
25 (-18)
Taiwan
207 (-448) M 6.0
26 (+2)
Iran
201 (+3) M 5.6
27 (+33)
Nepal
198 (+160) M 7.1
28 (+2)
Bolivia
180 (-10) M 5.6
29 (+58)
Bhutan
173 (+152) M 7.1
30 (-11)
Vanuatu
167 (-106) M 5.9
31
Guam
157 (-12) M 5.9
32 (+7)
Ecuador
151 (+27) M 6.3
33
Northern Mariana Islands
147 (-11) M 5.9
34 (+4)
New Zealand
146 (+22) M 6.7
35
Uzbekistan
142 (-10) M 6.3
36 (-12)
Costa Rica
141 (-100) M 5.9
37 (-24)
Kyrgyzstan
136 (-226) M 5.8
38 (-2)
Colombia
130 (-7) M 6.3
39 (-10)
Fiji
126 (-70) M 5.6
40 (-8)
The United States
99 (-69) M 5.4
41 (-7)
Panama
89 (-64) M 6.2
42 (+23)
Saudi Arabia
84 (+50) M 5.2
43 (-2)
Venezuela
73 (-32) M 6.3
44 (+2)
Solomon Islands
69 (+5) M 5.3
45 (-2)
Puerto Rico
65 (-8) M 5.9
46 (+4)
Bangladesh
64 (+7) M 5.5
47 (+55)
Bahrain
62 (+46) M 5.2
48 (+33)
Qatar
61 (+39) M 5.0
49 (-28)
Kazakhstan
60 (-208) M 5.4
50 (+5)
Bulgaria
51 (+7) M 6.2
51 (-3)
Iraq
51 (-9) M 5.1
52 (-3)
Dominican Republic
50 (-8) M 5.9
53 (+72)
Thailand
50 (+43) M 4.9
54 (-14)
Samoa
49 (-63) M 5.5
55 (+23)
Eritrea
47 (+24) M 5.6
56 (+33)
Dominica
46 (+26) M 6.5
57 (-5)
Italy
45 (-10) M 5.2
58 (+31)
Guadeloupe
43 (+23) M 6.5
58 (+31)
Antigua and Barbuda
43 (+23) M 6.5
60 (-9)
Albania
43 (-13) M 4.7
61 (+21)
Montserrat
42 (+20) M 6.5
62 (+49)
Martinique
41 (+28) M 6.5
63 (-6)
Libya
40 (-2) M 5.1
64 (+2)
Mongolia
38 (+5) M 5.7
65 (+28)
Yemen
36 (+17) M 5.2
66 (-5)
Oman
34 (-3) M 5.3
67 (+34)
Iceland
33 (+17) M 5.4
67 (-13)
North Macedonia
33 (-15) M 5.4
69 (+7)
Grenada
32 (+8) M 5.0
69 (+16)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
32 (+10) M 5.0
71 (-7)
U.S. Virgin Islands
30 (-4) M 5.6
71 (-3)
British Virgin Islands
30 (-1) M 5.6
73 (+13)
Trinidad and Tobago
29 (+8) M 5.0
73 (-14)
Brazil
29 (-11) M 5.0
75 (-13)
Saint Martin
27 (-9) M 5.6
75 (-13)
Anguilla
27 (-9) M 5.6
77 (-10)
Wallis and Futuna
26 (-6) M 6.6
78 (+17)
Laos
26 (+8) M 4.7
79 (-21)
Georgia
25 (-17) M 5.4
80 (+54)
Cayman Islands
24 (+19) M 7.6
81 (-10)
Saint Barthelemy
24 (-6) M 5.6
82 (-12)
United Arab Emirates
24 (-6) M 4.6
83 (-1)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
23 (+1) M 5.6
84 (-7)
Kuwait
23 (-1) M 5.1
85 (-32)
Azerbaijan
21 (-33) M 5.4
86 (-41)
American Samoa
21 (-46) M 5.2
87 (+21)
Saint Lucia
21 (+8) M 4.9
88 (+9)
Algeria
20 (+2) M 5.2
89 (-45)
Syria
19 (-48) M 4.8
90 (-18)
Tanzania
18 (-10) M 5.2
90 (+25)
Portugal
18 (+9) M 5.2
92 (-36)
Armenia
18 (-25) M 4.6
93 (+11)
Somalia
17 (+2) M 5.2
94 (+43)
Tunisia
17 (+12) M 5.1
95 (-48)
Canada
16 (-46) M 5.2
95 (-26)
Christmas Island
16 (-14) M 5.2
97 (-23)
Croatia
16 (-10) M 5.0
98 (+16)
Barbados
16 (+6) M 4.9
99 (-24)
Turkmenistan
16 (-10) M 4.8
100 (-18)
Malaysia
15 (-7) M 5.4
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.