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 İzmir (Türkiye). It therefore ranks at the top of our 2025 city earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of İzmir, 283 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near İzmir had a magnitude of 5.3.

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2025: Top cities by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank City Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+53)
İzmir
283 (+240) M 5.3
2 (+19)
Addis Ababa
214 (+108) M 6.0
3 (+72)
Kathmandu
128 (+105) M 7.1
4 (-2)
Taipei
73 (-550) M 6.0
5 (-4)
Taichung
71 (-558) M 6.0
6 (-3)
Kaohsiung
67 (-542) M 6.0
7 (-3)
Davao
47 (-535) M 5.4
8 (+59)
Jinjiang
46 (+19) M 6.0
8 (+59)
Quanzhou
46 (+19) M 6.0
8 (+65)
Xiamen
46 (+23) M 6.0
11 (+39)
Putian
45 (-3) M 6.0
12 (-6)
Malingao
39 (-336) M 5.4
12 (-5)
Budta
39 (-324) M 5.4
14 (+26)
Guadalajara
38 (-30) M 6.2
15 (+40)
Shiraz
38 (-4) M 5.2
16 (+27)
Zapopan
37 (-27) M 6.2
17 (-8)
Sendai
26 (-270) M 5.1
18 (-13)
Saitama
19 (-363) M 5.1
19 (+20)
Guayaquil
18 (-54) M 5.5
20 (-12)
Tokyo
18 (-315) M 5.1
20 (-8)
Kawasaki
18 (-207) M 5.1
22 (-3)
Santiago
18 (-91) M 4.8
23 (+21)
Fukuoka
17 (-46) M 6.8
24 (-11)
Yokohama
17 (-190) M 5.1
25 (-3)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
15 (-89) M 4.2
25 (-8)
Iztapalapa
15 (-102) M 4.2
25 (-5)
Mexico City
15 (-93) M 4.2
28 (+17)
La Paz
14 (-49) M 5.3
29 (-11)
Puebla
14 (-97) M 4.2
29 (-2)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
14 (-72) M 4.2
31 (+26)
Hiroshima
13 (-26) M 6.8
32 (-8)
Bandung
13 (-84) M 5.1
33 (-7)
Sapporo
13 (-79) M 5.0
34 (-20)
Kabul
13 (-148) M 4.5
35 (+21)
Quito
12 (-29) M 5.5
36 (-26)
Nagoya
12 (-263) M 4.8
37 (-21)
Peshawar
11 (-120) M 4.7
38 (-8)
Depok
10 (-74) M 5.1
38 (-5)
Bekasi
10 (-71) M 5.1
38 (-5)
Jakarta
10 (-71) M 5.1
38 (-6)
South Tangerang
10 (-72) M 5.1
38 (-5)
Tangerang
10 (-71) M 5.1
43 (+49)
Makassar
10 (-6) M 4.8
44 (-8)
Medellín
9 (-71) M 5.6
45 (-17)
Manila
9 (-76) M 5.4
45 (-17)
Quezon City
9 (-76) M 5.4
47 (-16)
Caloocan City
8 (-76) M 5.4
48 (+11)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
7 (-25) M 5.1
48 (+14)
Basrah
7 (-23) M 5.1
50 (-25)
Semarang
7 (-89) M 5.0
51 (-10)
Bogotá
7 (-60) M 4.7
52 (-10)
Ecatepec de Morelos
7 (-57) M 4.1
53 (-2)
Medan
6 (-42) M 5.8
54 (-39)
Kyoto
6 (-139) M 4.8
55 (+29)
Zigong
6 (-12) M 4.6
55 (+50)
Neijiang
6 (-6) M 4.6
55 (+32)
Meishan
6 (-11) M 4.6
58 (-21)
Lima
5 (-72) M 5.0
59 (+173)
Mianyang
5 (+4) M 4.7
60 (+54)
Chengdu
5 (-6) M 4.6
61 (+19)
Bijie
5 (-14) M 4.5
61 (+61)
Chongqing
5 (-2) M 4.5
63 (+22)
Cali
4 (-13) M 5.6
64 (-17)
Kobe
4 (-57) M 4.8
64 (-26)
Osaka
4 (-72) M 4.8
66 (-5)
Palembang
4 (-27) M 4.7
67 (-9)
Mandalay
4 (-35) M 4.5
67 (-56)
Almaty
4 (-234) M 4.5
67 (+29)
Zunyi
4 (-10) M 4.5
70 (+2)
Sharjah
4 (-19) M 4.4
71 (+61)
Ciudad Juárez
3 (-3) M 5.0
72 (+168)
Bayan Nur
3 (+2) M 4.8
72 (new)
Yinchuan
3 M 4.8
72 (+30)
Baghdad
3 (-10) M 4.8
72 (+37)
Mosul
3 (-9) M 4.8
72 (+37)
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
3 (-9) M 4.8
77 (-17)
Chattogram
3 (-29) M 4.5
77 (+42)
Dhaka
3 (-5) M 4.5
77 (+119)
Nanchong
3 (+1) M 4.5
80 (-34)
Gaziantep
3 (-59) M 4.3
80 (-32)
Aleppo
3 (-53) M 4.3
82 (+119)
Monterrey
3 (+1) M 4.2
82 (-29)
Santiago de los Caballeros
3 (-43) M 4.2
82 (-33)
Santo Domingo
3 (-48) M 4.2
85 (-16)
León de los Aldama
3 (-24) M 4.1
86 (-5)
Dubai
3 (-16) M 4.0
87 (-8)
Bursa
2 (-18) M 5.0
87 (+1)
Istanbul
2 (-15) M 5.0
89 (+83)
Kigali
2 (-1) M 4.7
89 (+35)
San Jose
2 (-5) M 4.7
89 (-6)
Amritsar
2 (-16) M 4.7
89 (-13)
Gujranwala
2 (-20) M 4.7
89
Lahore
2 (-14) M 4.7
89 (-3)
Rawalpindi
2 (-15) M 4.7
95 (-72)
Surabaya
2 (-96) M 4.5
96 (-34)
Isfahan
2 (-28) M 4.4
97 (-1)
Guiyang
2 (-12) M 4.3
97 (-1)
Bucharest
2 (-12) M 4.3
99 (-47)
Adana
2 (-44) M 4.2
99 (+4)
Ludhiāna
2 (-10) M 4.2
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.