There are no places on Earth completely free from earthquakes, but some regions experience very few or only minor seismic activity due to their location away from tectonic plate boundaries and fault lines.
Areas with Minimal or No Earthquakes
- Large parts of the Pacific Ocean are mostly free of earthquakes except near plate boundaries
- Northernmost Asia (Russia) and majority of Europe , especially the central and eastern regions, experience very few earthquakes
- Middle and eastern parts of South and North America are less prone to earthquakes compared to their western coasts
- Australia, Greenland, Belarus, the Czech Republic, and Poland , as well as Antarctica , are considered relatively quiet seismic zones with very low earthquake risk
- Countries with the least earthquake risk include Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Malta, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Andorra, and Barbados. These countries are located away from major fault lines and tectonic plate boundaries, resulting in infrequent and usually minor seismic events
Specific Examples of Low Earthquake Activity
- Qatar is noted as one of the safest countries with the least seismic activity, far from major fault lines
- Saudi Arabia has had no major earthquakes or landslides in the past decade
- Malta has experienced only a handful of minor earthquakes in the last 500 years
- Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland) experiences very rare and weak earthquakes
- Eastern North America and Eastern South America are located in the center of tectonic plates, resulting in fewer and less intense earthquakes compared to the western coasts
Summary
While no place is entirely free from seismic activity, regions located in the interiors of tectonic plates, far from plate boundaries and fault lines, have very low earthquake risk. These include parts of northern Asia, much of Europe, eastern Americas, Australia, Antarctica, and some countries in the Middle East and Northern Europe
