2023: Top countries by number of significant earthquakes nearby
The top 100 countries most threatened by earthquakes are listed below. This ranking of countries is based on earthquake data from the U.S. Geological Survey as well as the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
by UltimapsLast updated
Highest2.23KIndonesia
Lowest19Saudi Arabia
Regions78all with data
Data
| # | Region | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2.23K |
| 2 | Mexico | 1.84K |
| 3 | Chile | 934 |
| 4 | Japan | 902 |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 818 |
| 6 | Guatemala | 759 |
| 7 | Syria | 739 |
| 8 | Peru | 578 |
| 9 | China | 473 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 414 |
| 11 | Argentina | 401 |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 356 |
| 13 | Tonga | 353 |
| 14 | El Salvador | 338 |
| 15 | Iran | 304 |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 299 |
| 17 | India | 274 |
| 18 | Honduras | 270 |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 253 |
| 20 | Timor-Leste | 243 |
| 21 | Pakistan | 221 |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 214 |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 197 |
| 24 | Taiwan | 192 |
| 25 | Fiji | 191 |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 190 |
| 27 | Bolivia | 182 |
| 28 | Greece | 177 |
| 29 | Colombia | 167 |
| 30 | Panama | 156 |
| 31 | Myanmar | 143 |
| 32 | Ecuador | 138 |
| 33 | Lebanon | 137 |
| 33 | New Zealand | 137 |
| 35 | Cyprus | 127 |
| 36 | Yemen | 120 |
| 37 | Vanuatu | 117 |
| 38 | Iceland | 112 |
| 38 | Somalia | 112 |
| 40 | Iraq | 97 |
| 41 | Venezuela | 91 |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 80 |
| 43 | Samoa | 79 |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 70 |
| 44 | Italy | 70 |
| 46 | Armenia | 69 |
| 47 | Nepal | 68 |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 60 |
| 49 | Tanzania | 59 |
| 50 | Libya | 57 |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 56 |
| 51 | Oman | 56 |
| 53 | Albania | 51 |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 51 |
| 55 | Canada | 43 |
| 56 | Georgia | 42 |
| 57 | Thailand | 40 |
| 58 | Croatia | 38 |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 38 |
| 60 | Malta | 36 |
| 61 | Brazil | 35 |
| 62 | Mongolia | 34 |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 34 |
| 64 | Eritrea | 33 |
| 64 | Romania | 33 |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 32 |
| 67 | Serbia | 29 |
| 68 | Bhutan | 28 |
| 68 | Haiti | 28 |
| 68 | Lao PDR | 28 |
| 71 | Tunisia | 27 |
| 72 | Dominica | 25 |
| 73 | Hungary | 24 |
| 73 | Kosovo | 24 |
| 75 | Grenada | 21 |
| 75 | Montenegro | 21 |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21 |
| 78 | Saudi Arabia | 19 |