Earthquakes by Country
M4+ earthquake activity across 187 countries (2005–present). Data from USGS.
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| # | Country | Total | M6+ | Max | Avg Mag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 37,560 | 323 | 8.6 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Japan | 27,851 | 273 | 9.1 | 4.5 |
| 3 | United States | 17,280 | 168 | 8.2 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 15,655 | 213 | 7.9 | 4.6 |
| 5 | Philippines | 14,262 | 134 | 7.8 | 4.6 |
| 6 | Chile | 13,836 | 161 | 8.8 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Russia | 12,525 | 127 | 8.8 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Tonga | 10,847 | 116 | 7.6 | 4.6 |
| 9 | Mexico | 8,356 | 74 | 8.2 | 4.3 |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 7,572 | 146 | 7.8 | 4.6 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 7,523 | 78 | 8.1 | 4.5 |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 6,129 | 102 | 7.8 | 4.6 |
| 13 | China | 4,952 | 31 | 7.9 | 4.5 |
| 14 | Greece | 4,606 | 28 | 7.0 | 4.4 |
| 15 | Peru | 4,598 | 55 | 8.0 | 4.5 |
| 16 | Fiji | 4,498 | 30 | 7.9 | 4.4 |
| 17 | Argentina | 4,379 | 42 | 7.0 | 4.4 |
| 18 | India | 4,086 | 28 | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| 19 | Iran | 3,554 | 24 | 7.7 | 4.4 |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 3,478 | 23 | 7.5 | 4.4 |
| 21 | Timor Leste | 3,416 | 23 | 7.3 | 4.4 |
| 22 | Taiwan | 2,531 | 32 | 7.4 | 4.5 |
| 23 | Turkey | 2,249 | 16 | 7.8 | 4.4 |
| 24 | Guatemala | 1,951 | 16 | 7.4 | 4.4 |
| 25 | New Caledonia | 1,917 | 34 | 7.5 | 4.7 |
| 26 | Colombia | 1,721 | 14 | 7.3 | 4.5 |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 1,583 | 7 | 7.2 | 4.4 |
| 28 | El Salvador | 1,501 | 11 | 7.3 | 4.5 |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 1,416 | 10 | 6.6 | 4.5 |
| 30 | Pakistan | 1,262 | 8 | 7.7 | 4.5 |
| 31 | Myanmar | 1,136 | 8 | 7.7 | 4.5 |
| 32 | Ecuador | 1,130 | 21 | 7.8 | 4.6 |
| 33 | Canada | 1,026 | 24 | 7.8 | 4.5 |
| 34 | Iceland | 982 | 2 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| 35 | Bolivia | 832 | 7 | 6.8 | 4.4 |
| 36 | Wallis and Futuna | 807 | 12 | 6.7 | 4.6 |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 717 | 7 | 7.6 | 4.5 |
| 38 | Panama | 704 | 27 | 6.7 | 4.7 |
| 39 | Nepal | 694 | 8 | 7.8 | 4.5 |
| 40 | Micronesia | 672 | 11 | 6.6 | 4.7 |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 625 | 3 | 6.7 | 4.5 |
| 42 | Italy | 609 | 7 | 6.6 | 4.4 |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 574 | 0 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| 44 | Venezuela | 531 | 8 | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 489 | 0 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
| 46 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 434 | 6 | 6.8 | 4.5 |
| 47 | Portugal | 423 | 3 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| 48 | Tanzania | 368 | 1 | 6.0 | 4.5 |
| 49 | Yemen | 338 | 4 | 6.6 | 4.5 |
| 50 | Somalia | 332 | 0 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| 51 | Australia | 285 | 2 | 6.6 | 4.5 |
| 52 | Albania | 273 | 1 | 6.4 | 4.4 |
| 53 | Honduras | 269 | 3 | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| 54 | Djibouti | 260 | 0 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 55 | Algeria | 245 | 1 | 6.0 | 4.4 |
| 56 | Mayotte | 232 | 0 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| 57 | Haiti | 217 | 3 | 7.2 | 4.5 |
| 58 | MX | 202 | 0 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
| 59 | Mongolia | 196 | 1 | 6.7 | 4.5 |
| 60 | South Africa | 191 | 0 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| 61 | Morocco | 187 | 2 | 6.8 | 4.4 |
| 62 | Iraq | 185 | 1 | 7.3 | 4.4 |
| 63 | Saint Helena | 184 | 1 | 6.0 | 4.8 |
| 64 | Romania | 183 | 0 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 174 | 1 | 6.1 | 4.5 |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 169 | 0 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
| 67 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 161 | 1 | 6.8 | 4.5 |
| 68 | Guadeloupe | 152 | 2 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 143 | 0 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| 70 | Mauritius | 135 | 2 | 6.0 | 4.7 |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 135 | 1 | 7.0 | 4.6 |
| 72 | Poland | 130 | 0 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
| 73 | Antigua and Barbuda | 129 | 3 | 6.6 | 4.5 |
| 74 | Samoa | 116 | 2 | 6.2 | 4.7 |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 114 | 0 | 5.7 | 4.4 |
| 76 | Anguilla | 113 | 0 | 5.6 | 4.3 |
| 77 | Cayman Islands | 107 | 2 | 7.6 | 4.5 |
| 78 | Brazil | 101 | 7 | 6.8 | 4.7 |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 101 | 0 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 80 | Cyprus | 97 | 1 | 6.6 | 4.4 |
| 81 | Cuba | 96 | 2 | 6.8 | 4.6 |
| 82 | Eritrea | 93 | 0 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 88 | 1 | 6.1 | 4.5 |
| 84 | Spain | 88 | 1 | 6.3 | 4.3 |
| 85 | Palau | 84 | 2 | 6.2 | 4.7 |
| 86 | Martinique | 83 | 1 | 7.4 | 4.5 |
| 87 | Vietnam | 80 | 0 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 88 | Greenland | 77 | 0 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 89 | Uganda | 73 | 0 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| 90 | Malawi | 73 | 1 | 6.0 | 4.6 |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 69 | 0 | 5.7 | 4.3 |
| 92 | Barbados | 66 | 2 | 6.5 | 4.6 |
| 93 | Croatia | 65 | 1 | 6.4 | 4.4 |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 64 | 0 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 95 | Zambia | 62 | 0 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| 96 | Federated States of Micronesia | 59 | 2 | 6.3 | 4.8 |
| 97 | Mozambique | 59 | 0 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| 98 | Dominica | 55 | 0 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
| 99 | France | 53 | 0 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 100 | Sudan | 51 | 0 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 101 | Thailand | 48 | 1 | 6.1 | 4.4 |
| 102 | Laos | 47 | 2 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| 103 | Egypt | 45 | 0 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 104 | Oman | 44 | 0 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 42 | 0 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| 106 | Montenegro | 42 | 0 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 107 | Rwanda | 42 | 0 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| 108 | Jamaica | 39 | 2 | 7.7 | 4.5 |
| 109 | Syria | 39 | 0 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 110 | Madagascar | 38 | 0 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| 111 | Malaysia | 37 | 2 | 7.1 | 4.7 |
| 112 | Libya | 36 | 0 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 36 | 0 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
| 114 | Tunisia | 35 | 0 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 115 | Bhutan | 35 | 1 | 6.1 | 4.5 |
| 116 | Malta | 34 | 0 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 117 | Armenia | 27 | 0 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 118 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23 | 0 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 119 | Mauritania | 21 | 0 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 120 | Namibia | 20 | 0 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| 121 | Norway | 20 | 0 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 122 | Grenada | 19 | 0 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| 123 | Saint Eustatius and Saba | 19 | 0 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
| 124 | Serbia | 18 | 0 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 125 | Burundi | 18 | 0 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 126 | Ukraine | 17 | 0 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 127 | South Korea | 15 | 0 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 128 | Kenya | 14 | 0 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 14 | 0 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 130 | French Southern Territories | 14 | 0 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 131 | Botswana | 13 | 1 | 6.5 | 4.8 |
| 132 | Switzerland | 12 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 133 | Comoros | 12 | 0 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| 134 | Kuwait | 12 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 135 | Guyana | 12 | 0 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 136 | North Korea | 12 | 0 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| 137 | Angola | 12 | 0 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 138 | Lebanon | 12 | 0 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| 139 | Kosovo | 11 | 0 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 140 | Israel | 11 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 141 | Gabon | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| 142 | Austria | 10 | 0 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 143 | Slovenia | 10 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 144 | United Kingdom | 10 | 0 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 145 | Germany | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 146 | French Polynesia | 8 | 0 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 147 | Guinea | 8 | 0 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
| 148 | South Sudan | 7 | 0 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 149 | Hungary | 7 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 150 | United Arab Emirates | 6 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 151 | Sweden | 6 | 0 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 152 | Czechia | 6 | 0 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 153 | Bermuda | 6 | 0 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 0 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 155 | Kiribati | 6 | 0 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| 156 | Jordan | 5 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 157 | Maldives | 5 | 0 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 158 | Montserrat | 4 | 0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 159 | Cabo Verde | 4 | 0 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 160 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 161 | Qatar | 4 | 0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 162 | Palestinian Territory | 3 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 163 | French Guiana | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 0 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 165 | Bahamas | 3 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 166 | Central African Republic | 2 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 167 | Reunion | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 169 | Lesotho | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 170 | Tuvalu | 2 | 0 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 171 | Congo-Uganda | 2 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 172 | Chad | 2 | 0 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 173 | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 174 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 175 | Tokelau | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| 176 | Benin | 1 | 0 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 177 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 178 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 179 | Antarctica | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 180 | Senegal | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 181 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 182 | Republic of the Congo | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 183 | Revilla Gigedo Islands | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 184 | Niger | 1 | 0 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 185 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 186 | Ghana | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 187 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |