The top 100 major cities most threatened by earthquakes on the planet are listed below. This ranking of cities 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 city. All major world cities (with at least 1 million inhabitants) are included in this overview.

As of today, the city most struck by earthquakes in 2024 is Taipei (Taiwan). It therefore ranks at the top of our 2024 city earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Taipei, 442 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Taipei had a magnitude of 7.4.

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2024: Top cities by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank City Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+13)
Taipei
442 (+296) M 7.4
2 (+10)
Taichung
441 (+280) M 7.4
3 (+12)
Kaohsiung
429 (+285) M 7.4
4 (+3)
Saitama
237 (-24) M 7.5
5 (-4)
Davao
234 (-868) M 6.7
6 (+70)
Almaty
212 (+185) M 7.0
7 (+15)
Nagoya
197 (+101) M 7.5
8
Tokyo
187 (-62) M 7.5
9 (-5)
Malingao
140 (-508) M 5.8
10 (-4)
Budta
136 (-501) M 5.8
11 (-2)
Sendai
131 (-116) M 6.1
12 (+51)
Kyoto
99 (+61) M 6.2
13 (-3)
Kawasaki
89 (-132) M 5.6
14 (-3)
Yokohama
80 (-135) M 5.6
15 (+33)
Semarang
63 (+7) M 6.4
16 (+25)
Surabaya
59 (-6) M 6.4
17 (-4)
Kabul
54 (-102) M 6.4
18 (+10)
Iztapalapa
51 (-39) M 4.7
19 (+10)
Puebla
50 (-39) M 4.7
20 (+13)
Mexico City
47 (-34) M 4.7
21 (+17)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
44 (-33) M 4.7
22 (-5)
Peshawar
43 (-89) M 6.4
23 (+17)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
38 (-29) M 4.7
24 (-4)
Sapporo
37 (-62) M 5.4
25 (+11)
Bandung
36 (-42) M 6.1
26 (-1)
Medellín
34 (-57) M 5.6
27 (+19)
Lima
34 (-24) M 5.2
28 (+39)
Osaka
34 (+2) M 5.1
28 (-9)
Santiago
34 (-90) M 5.1
30 (-6)
Depok
32 (-60) M 6.1
31 (-15)
Guadalajara
32 (-104) M 4.9
32 (+7)
Guayaquil
32 (-38) M 4.8
33 (-3)
Jakarta
30 (-57) M 6.1
33 (-10)
South Tangerang
30 (-65) M 6.1
33 (-12)
Tangerang
30 (-67) M 6.1
33 (-2)
Bekasi
30 (-53) M 6.1
37 (-19)
Zapopan
30 (-98) M 4.9
38 (-4)
Manila
28 (-52) M 5.0
38 (-6)
Caloocan City
28 (-53) M 5.0
38 (-4)
Quezon City
28 (-52) M 5.0
41 (+10)
Ecatepec de Morelos
28 (-19) M 4.7
42 (+67)
Putian
26 (+12) M 5.2
43 (+9)
Medan
26 (-20) M 4.7
44 (-7)
Bogotá
25 (-52) M 5.6
45 (-43)
Gaziantep
25 (-702) M 5.0
46 (-43)
Aleppo
23 (-679) M 5.0
47 (-4)
Santo Domingo
20 (-43) M 4.5
48 (+51)
Fukuoka
18 (+1) M 6.3
49 (-4)
La Paz
17 (-42) M 5.3
50 (+17)
Kobe
17 (-15) M 4.9
51 (-4)
Santiago de los Caballeros
17 (-41) M 4.5
52 (+57)
Hiroshima
16 (+2) M 6.3
53 (+7)
İzmir
15 (-24) M 5.1
54 (+21)
Tijuana
15 (-13) M 4.8
55 (-50)
Adana
15 (-631) M 4.5
56 (+2)
Sharjah
13 (-26) M 5.0
56 (-6)
Quito
13 (-38) M 5.0
58 (+18)
San Diego
13 (-14) M 4.8
59 (+20)
Dubai
12 (-14) M 4.6
60 (+5)
Mandalay
11 (-25) M 4.9
60 (+6)
Chattogram
11 (-21) M 4.9
62 (+55)
Los Angeles
11 (0) M 4.8
63 (+65)
Jinjiang
10 (+2) M 5.2
64 (+36)
Gujranwala
10 (-7) M 5.0
64 (+42)
Lahore
10 (-4) M 5.0
66 (-17)
León de los Aldama
10 (-43) M 4.6
67 (+29)
Ankara
9 (-10) M 5.6
68 (+17)
Palembang
9 (-14) M 5.3
69 (+65)
Quanzhou
9 (+2) M 5.2
70 (+36)
Amritsar
9 (-5) M 5.0
71 (-16)
Shiraz
9 (-34) M 4.9
72 (+11)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
9 (-15) M 4.7
72 (+11)
Basrah
9 (-15) M 4.7
74 (+32)
Ludhiāna
8 (-6) M 5.0
75 (+11)
Isfahan
8 (-15) M 4.7
75 (-22)
Yerevan
8 (-38) M 4.7
75 (+14)
Tbilisi
8 (-14) M 4.7
78 (+14)
Bursa
7 (-13) M 5.1
79 (-9)
Tashkent
7 (-23) M 5.0
80 (+43)
Maracaibo
7 (-3) M 4.9
81 (-22)
Meishan
7 (-32) M 4.6
81 (+53)
Xiamen
7 (0) M 4.6
83 (-3)
Cali
6 (-19) M 5.6
84 (-28)
Zigong
6 (-34) M 5.0
85 (-32)
Tabriz
6 (-40) M 4.8
85 (+44)
Multan
6 (-2) M 4.8
87 (+115)
Algiers
6 (+4) M 4.6
88 (+16)
Istanbul
6 (-9) M 4.3
89 (+2)
Belgrade
5 (-15) M 5.4
90 (+5)
Liupanshui
5 (-15) M 5.0
91 (-17)
Baku
5 (-23) M 4.8
92 (+26)
Córdoba
5 (-6) M 4.7
93 (-21)
Kathmandu
5 (-24) M 4.5
93 (+45)
Faisalabad
5 (-1) M 4.5
95 (-53)
Mashhad
5 (-60) M 4.4
96
Makassar
5 (-14) M 4.3
97 (-16)
Bucharest
5 (-19) M 4.2
98 (-25)
Bijie
4 (-25) M 5.0
99 (+47)
Barquisimeto
4 (-1) M 4.9
99 (+47)
Valencia
4 (-1) M 4.9
99 (+66)
Maracay
4 (+1) M 4.9
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2024.