1.China is the country that has the most earthquakes from 1900 to 2016 with 157 earthquakes estimated to have occurred historically, Most of these earthquakes happened in the southwest region of the country, where the terrain is highly mountainous. Luckily for China, some of the least populous provinces, namely Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Tibet, and Yunnan, are located in this region. The rugged terrain and harsh climate of this region are not beneficial to support high populations. However, due to the poor transportation infrastructure and remote mountainous landscape of the southwest, later on, rescuing and recovery after an earthquake becomes an extremely challenging and risky task.
2. With 113 earthquakes of remarkable magnitude between 1900 and 2016, Indonesia ranks as the world’s second-most prone country to earthquakes. The primary reason for the high frequency of earthquakes in Indonesia is its location on the Ring of Fire.. The majority of the world’s earthquakes happen in the Ring of Fire, which encompasses a shoe-shaped area of about 40,000 square km. The movement of tectonic plates in the area, as well as surface volcanic eruptions, have triggered many earthquakes that have affected Indonesia over the centuries.
3.Iran, a country in the Middle East, is located in an area of high seismic activity. It is the third most earthquake country in the world and has experienced at least 106 earthquakes from 1900 to 2016. The country exists where the Eurasian and Arabian tectonic plates meet. The Zagros Mountains, one of the world’s youngest mountain range, developed in the area due to the reduction of the Arabian place under the Iranian plate.
