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 2025 is Davao (The Philippines). It therefore ranks at the top of our 2025 city earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Davao, 553 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Davao had a magnitude of 7.4.

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2025: Top cities by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank City Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+3)
Davao
553 (-29) M 7.4
2 (+52)
İzmir
542 (+498) M 6.2
3 (+3)
Malingao
414 (+40) M 7.4
4 (+3)
Budta
399 (+37) M 7.4
5 (+4)
Sendai
339 (+43) M 6.8
6 (+14)
Addis Ababa
252 (+142) M 5.9
7 (+51)
Mandalay
209 (+170) M 7.7
8 (-5)
Kaohsiung
197 (-412) M 6.0
9 (-8)
Taichung
195 (-435) M 6.0
9 (-7)
Taipei
195 (-430) M 6.0
11 (+65)
Kathmandu
189 (+166) M 7.1
12 (-7)
Saitama
165 (-217) M 5.9
13 (+1)
Kabul
159 (-2) M 6.2
14 (+12)
Sapporo
157 (+64) M 7.6
15 (-7)
Tokyo
153 (-180) M 5.9
16 (-4)
Kawasaki
148 (-77) M 5.9
17 (-4)
Yokohama
143 (-64) M 5.9
18 (-2)
Peshawar
140 (+9) M 6.0
19 (+60)
Bursa
130 (+109) M 6.2
20 (+68)
Istanbul
128 (+111) M 6.2
21 (-2)
Santiago
118 (+8) M 5.5
22 (+17)
Guayaquil
112 (+40) M 5.5
23 (-6)
Iztapalapa
108 (-9) M 5.6
24 (+17)
Guadalajara
107 (+39) M 6.2
25 (+30)
Shiraz
104 (+62) M 5.2
26 (+17)
Zapopan
103 (+39) M 6.2
27 (-9)
Puebla
103 (-8) M 5.8
28 (-7)
Mexico City
102 (-6) M 5.6
29 (-7)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
101 (-3) M 5.6
30 (-3)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
92 (+6) M 5.6
31 (-3)
Quezon City
92 (+7) M 5.4
32 (-1)
Caloocan City
91 (+7) M 5.4
32 (-4)
Manila
91 (+6) M 5.4
34 (-24)
Nagoya
78 (-197) M 5.8
35 (+10)
La Paz
75 (+12) M 5.3
36 (+1)
Lima
73 (-4) M 5.6
37 (-13)
Bandung
73 (-24) M 5.2
38 (+12)
Putian
72 (+24) M 6.0
38 (+29)
Jinjiang
72 (+45) M 6.0
38 (+29)
Quanzhou
72 (+45) M 6.0
41 (-11)
Depok
71 (-13) M 5.2
41 (-8)
Tangerang
71 (-10) M 5.2
41 (-8)
Jakarta
71 (-10) M 5.2
44 (+30)
Xiamen
70 (+47) M 6.0
45 (-12)
Bekasi
70 (-11) M 5.2
45 (-13)
South Tangerang
70 (-12) M 5.2
47 (-5)
Ecatepec de Morelos
68 (+4) M 5.0
48 (+8)
Quito
63 (+22) M 6.3
49 (-9)
Bogotá
56 (-12) M 6.3
50 (-14)
Medellín
55 (-26) M 5.6
51 (-7)
Fukuoka
52 (-11) M 6.8
52 (+34)
Rawalpindi
52 (+35) M 6.0
53 (-30)
Surabaya
48 (-50) M 6.0
54 (-5)
Santo Domingo
47 (-4) M 5.9
55 (-4)
Medan
46 (-2) M 5.8
56 (-31)
Semarang
45 (-51) M 5.0
57 (-4)
Santiago de los Caballeros
44 (-2) M 5.9
58 (+15)
Tashkent
41 (+18) M 5.8
59 (-44)
Kyoto
40 (-105) M 5.8
60
Chattogram
39 (+7) M 5.4
61 (-4)
Hiroshima
38 (-1) M 6.8
62 (-51)
Almaty
35 (-203) M 5.8
63 (+45)
Yangon
35 (+23) M 5.1
64 (-26)
Osaka
34 (-42) M 5.8
65 (+19)
Zigong
33 (+15) M 5.2
66 (+21)
Meishan
31 (+14) M 5.0
67 (-20)
Kobe
30 (-31) M 5.8
68 (-6)
Isfahan
30 (0) M 5.1
69 (+36)
Neijiang
29 (+17) M 5.0
70 (+44)
Chengdu
29 (+18) M 4.9
71 (+9)
Bijie
27 (+8) M 5.2
72 (-13)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
27 (-5) M 5.1
72 (-10)
Basrah
27 (-3) M 5.1
74 (+18)
Makassar
25 (+9) M 4.9
75 (+30)
Barquisimeto
23 (+11) M 6.3
75 (+7)
Maracaibo
23 (+4) M 6.3
77 (-8)
León de los Aldama
23 (-4) M 4.8
78 (+44)
Chongqing
22 (+15) M 5.0
79 (+153)
Mianyang
21 (+20) M 4.9
79 (+117)
Nanchong
21 (+19) M 4.9
81 (+14)
Multan
20 (+5) M 5.2
82 (+3)
Cali
19 (+2) M 5.6
83 (-5)
Liupanshui
19 (-2) M 5.2
84 (-23)
Palembang
18 (-13) M 5.0
85 (+11)
Zunyi
17 (+3) M 5.0
86 (-40)
Gaziantep
17 (-45) M 4.7
86 (-38)
Aleppo
17 (-39) M 4.7
88 (-11)
Gujranwala
15 (-7) M 5.1
89 (-37)
Adana
15 (-31) M 4.8
90 (-1)
Lahore
14 (-2) M 5.1
91 (+31)
Ürümqi
14 (+7) M 4.9
92 (-2)
Mashhad
14 (-2) M 4.8
93 (+1)
Sofia
13 (-2) M 5.4
94 (+9)
Ludhiāna
13 (+1) M 5.1
95 (+1)
Guiyang
13 (-1) M 5.0
96 (+16)
Faisalabad
13 (+2) M 4.9
97 (+12)
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
13 (+1) M 4.8
97 (+12)
Mosul
13 (+1) M 4.8
99 (-35)
Tijuana
12 (-18) M 5.2
99 (-34)
San Diego
12 (-16) M 5.2
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.