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 2024 is Mexico. It therefore ranks at the top of our 2024 country earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Mexico, 906 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Mexico had a magnitude of 6.4.

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2024: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank Country Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+1)
Mexico
906 (-933) M 6.4
2 (+3)
Japan
899 (-4) M 7.5
3 (-2)
Indonesia
756 (-1478) M 6.4
4 (+22)
Taiwan
473 (+280) M 7.4
5 (-2)
The Philippines
376 (-1097) M 6.7
6 (+5)
China
338 (-135) M 7.0
7 (-3)
Chile
315 (-621) M 5.8
8
Guatemala
272 (-488) M 6.4
9 (+1)
Peru
265 (-316) M 5.3
10 (-3)
Papua New Guinea
255 (-564) M 6.9
11 (+13)
Kyrgyzstan
254 (+40) M 7.0
12 (+46)
Kazakhstan
225 (+165) M 7.0
13 (+3)
El Salvador
144 (-194) M 6.1
14 (+1)
Tonga
140 (-215) M 6.4
15 (-2)
Argentina
140 (-262) M 5.5
16 (+2)
Nicaragua
113 (-186) M 5.6
17 (-5)
Afghanistan
112 (-303) M 6.4
18 (-4)
Tajikistan
110 (-246) M 6.4
19 (+1)
Honduras
105 (-165) M 5.6
20 (+2)
Timor-Leste
99 (-144) M 5.0
21 (+2)
Pakistan
89 (-132) M 6.4
22 (+6)
Costa Rica
82 (-108) M 5.6
23 (-17)
Türkiye
74 (-805) M 5.6
24 (+5)
Guam
72 (-114) M 5.4
25 (+6)
Greece
71 (-110) M 5.8
26 (-7)
India
71 (-203) M 5.7
27
Fiji
69 (-122) M 5.1
28 (+5)
Northern Mariana Islands
68 (-94) M 6.2
29 (+1)
Bolivia
67 (-115) M 5.4
30 (-13)
Iran
66 (-239) M 5.1
31 (+8)
The United States
64 (-64) M 5.9
32 (-11)
Russia
64 (-189) M 5.2
33 (+3)
Ecuador
63 (-75) M 4.9
34 (+8)
Vanuatu
61 (-57) M 6.3
35 (-10)
Uzbekistan
58 (-139) M 5.1
36 (-4)
Colombia
55 (-112) M 5.6
37 (-3)
Panama
51 (-105) M 5.4
38
New Zealand
50 (-87) M 5.1
39 (+11)
Samoa
39 (-41) M 5.4
40 (+8)
Venezuela
39 (-52) M 5.2
41 (+2)
Puerto Rico
34 (-79) M 5.6
42 (-7)
Myanmar
30 (-113) M 5.7
43 (+4)
Solomon Islands
28 (-67) M 5.8
44 (+10)
Italy
28 (-42) M 5.4
45 (+4)
Dominican Republic
27 (-58) M 5.6
46 (+23)
American Samoa
25 (-19) M 5.4
47 (-38)
Syria
25 (-715) M 5.0
48 (+29)
Brazil
22 (-13) M 6.6
49 (+18)
Albania
21 (-30) M 5.4
50 (+28)
North Macedonia
20 (-14) M 5.4
51
Azerbaijan
19 (-61) M 5.1
52 (+13)
Oman
18 (-38) M 5.0
53 (+15)
Wallis and Futuna
17 (-32) M 5.5
54 (+26)
Eritrea
17 (-16) M 5.4
54 (+20)
Croatia
17 (-21) M 5.4
56 (+10)
United Arab Emirates
17 (-34) M 5.0
57 (-11)
Iraq
17 (-81) M 4.7
58 (-6)
U.S. Virgin Islands
16 (-54) M 5.6
59 (-5)
Bangladesh
16 (-54) M 4.9
60 (-4)
Armenia
15 (-54) M 4.8
61 (+10)
Georgia
15 (-27) M 4.7
62 (-1)
Libya
14 (-45) M 5.0
63 (+7)
Canada
13 (-31) M 4.9
63 (-11)
British Virgin Islands
13 (-57) M 4.9
63 (-4)
Anguilla
13 (-46) M 4.9
63 (-3)
Saint Martin
13 (-46) M 4.9
63
Saint Barthelemy
13 (-43) M 4.9
68 (-7)
Tanzania
13 (-46) M 4.8
69 (+4)
Ethiopia
12 (-26) M 5.4
69 (+30)
Montenegro
12 (-9) M 5.4
71 (+24)
Kosovo
11 (-13) M 5.4
71 (-30)
Yemen
11 (-109) M 5.4
73 (+53)
Christmas Island
11 (+1) M 5.0
74 (-10)
Bulgaria
11 (-45) M 4.5
75 (+56)
Algeria
10 (+1) M 4.6
76 (+3)
Mongolia
10 (-24) M 4.5
77 (+25)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
9 (-8) M 5.4
77 (-32)
Somalia
9 (-103) M 5.4
79 (+27)
Qatar
9 (-6) M 4.9
80 (+2)
Turkmenistan
9 (-23) M 4.8
81 (+35)
Vietnam
9 (-5) M 4.6
81 (+4)
Laos
9 (-19) M 4.6
83 (-26)
Nepal
9 (-59) M 4.5
84 (-1)
Serbia
7 (-22) M 5.4
85 (+11)
Grenada
7 (-14) M 4.9
86 (+23)
Kuwait
7 (-7) M 4.7
87 (+21)
Malaysia
7 (-7) M 4.3
88 (+64)
Niue
6 (+3) M 5.1
89 (+7)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6 (-15) M 4.9
89 (-14)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
6 (-30) M 4.9
91 (+58)
Cambodia
6 (+2) M 4.6
91 (+9)
Saudi Arabia
6 (-14) M 4.6
91 (+12)
Morocco
6 (-10) M 4.6
94 (+7)
Slovenia
6 (-13) M 4.4
94 (+46)
Austria
6 (0) M 4.4
96 (-16)
Romania
6 (-27) M 4.3
97 (+22)
Djibouti
5 (-7) M 5.4
98 (-54)
Iceland
5 (-108) M 5.3
99 (+5)
Saint Lucia
5 (-10) M 5.1
100 (+25)
Portugal
5 (-6) M 4.9
100 (-16)
Montserrat
5 (-23) M 4.9
100 (-12)
Antigua and Barbuda
5 (-22) M 4.9
100 (-4)
Trinidad and Tobago
5 (-16) M 4.9
Top 100 Countries by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2024.