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, 557 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
557 (-25) M 7.4
2 (+52)
İzmir
543 (+499) M 6.2
3 (+3)
Malingao
417 (+43) M 7.4
4 (+3)
Budta
402 (+40) M 7.4
5 (+4)
Sendai
340 (+44) 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 (+13)
Sapporo
159 (+66) M 7.6
14
Kabul
159 (-2) M 6.2
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
131 (+110) M 6.2
20 (+68)
Istanbul
129 (+112) M 6.2
21 (-2)
Santiago
120 (+10) M 5.5
22 (+17)
Guayaquil
113 (+41) M 5.5
23 (-6)
Iztapalapa
109 (-8) M 5.6
24 (+17)
Guadalajara
107 (+39) M 6.2
25 (-7)
Puebla
104 (-7) M 5.8
26 (+29)
Shiraz
104 (+62) M 5.2
27 (+16)
Zapopan
103 (+39) M 6.2
28 (-7)
Mexico City
103 (-5) M 5.6
29 (-7)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
102 (-2) M 5.6
30 (-3)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
93 (+7) 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
76 (+13) M 5.3
36 (-12)
Bandung
74 (-23) M 5.2
37
Lima
73 (-4) M 5.6
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
72 (-12) M 5.2
41 (-8)
Tangerang
72 (-9) M 5.2
41 (-8)
Jakarta
72 (-9) M 5.2
44 (-11)
Bekasi
71 (-10) M 5.2
44 (-12)
South Tangerang
71 (-11) M 5.2
46 (+28)
Xiamen
70 (+47) M 6.0
47 (-5)
Ecatepec de Morelos
69 (+5) M 5.0
48 (+8)
Quito
64 (+23) 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
49 (-49) M 6.0
54 (-5)
Santo Domingo
47 (-4) M 5.9
55 (-30)
Semarang
47 (-49) M 5.0
56 (-5)
Medan
46 (-2) M 5.8
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
34 (+16) M 5.2
66 (+21)
Meishan
32 (+15) M 5.0
67 (-20)
Kobe
30 (-31) M 5.8
68 (-6)
Isfahan
30 (0) M 5.1
69 (+36)
Neijiang
30 (+18) M 5.0
70 (+44)
Chengdu
30 (+19) 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
22 (+21) M 4.9
79 (+117)
Nanchong
22 (+20) 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 (-39)
Gaziantep
18 (-44) M 4.7
85 (-37)
Aleppo
18 (-38) M 4.7
87 (+9)
Zunyi
17 (+3) M 5.0
88 (-36)
Adana
16 (-30) M 4.8
89 (-12)
Gujranwala
15 (-7) M 5.1
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 (-3)
Ra’s Bayrūt
12 (-2) M 5.3
100 (-36)
Tijuana
12 (-18) M 5.2
100 (-35)
San Diego
12 (-16) M 5.2
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.