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, 385 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
385 (+341) M 5.3
2 (+18)
Addis Ababa
247 (+137) M 5.9
3 (+73)
Kathmandu
156 (+133) M 7.1
4
Davao
111 (-471) M 5.6
5 (+53)
Mandalay
103 (+64) M 7.7
6 (-4)
Taipei
96 (-529) M 6.0
7 (-6)
Taichung
95 (-535) M 6.0
8 (-5)
Kaohsiung
92 (-517) M 6.0
9 (-3)
Malingao
87 (-288) M 5.6
10 (-3)
Budta
85 (-278) M 5.6
11 (-2)
Sendai
62 (-234) M 5.2
12 (+29)
Guadalajara
53 (-15) M 6.2
13 (+54)
Jinjiang
52 (+25) M 6.0
13 (+54)
Quanzhou
52 (+25) M 6.0
15 (+35)
Putian
51 (+3) M 6.0
15 (+59)
Xiamen
51 (+28) M 6.0
17 (+26)
Zapopan
50 (-14) M 6.2
18 (+37)
Shiraz
49 (+7) M 5.2
19 (-14)
Saitama
47 (-335) M 5.1
20 (-8)
Kawasaki
42 (-183) M 5.1
21 (-13)
Tokyo
41 (-292) M 5.1
22 (-5)
Iztapalapa
39 (-78) M 5.6
23 (-10)
Yokohama
39 (-168) M 5.1
24 (-3)
Mexico City
38 (-70) M 5.6
25 (-3)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
37 (-67) M 5.6
26 (+1)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
35 (-51) M 5.6
27 (-9)
Puebla
33 (-78) M 5.6
28 (-2)
Sapporo
32 (-61) M 5.0
29 (-15)
Kabul
31 (-130) M 5.6
29 (-13)
Peshawar
31 (-100) M 5.6
31 (+14)
La Paz
31 (-32) M 5.3
32 (-13)
Santiago
31 (-79) M 4.8
33 (+6)
Guayaquil
26 (-46) M 5.5
34 (-24)
Nagoya
25 (-250) M 5.8
35 (+9)
Fukuoka
24 (-39) M 6.8
36 (-12)
Bandung
23 (-74) M 5.1
37 (+5)
Ecatepec de Morelos
23 (-41) M 5.0
38 (-10)
Quezon City
20 (-65) M 5.4
38 (-10)
Manila
20 (-65) M 5.4
38 (-7)
Caloocan City
20 (-64) M 5.4
41 (-8)
Bekasi
20 (-61) M 5.1
42 (-5)
Lima
20 (-57) M 5.0
43 (-13)
Depok
19 (-65) M 5.1
43 (-10)
Jakarta
19 (-62) M 5.1
43 (-11)
South Tangerang
19 (-63) M 5.1
43 (-10)
Tangerang
19 (-62) M 5.1
47 (+4)
Medan
18 (-30) M 5.8
48 (+8)
Quito
18 (-23) M 5.5
49 (-13)
Medellín
17 (-64) M 5.6
50 (+7)
Hiroshima
16 (-23) M 6.8
51 (-36)
Kyoto
15 (-130) M 5.8
52 (+40)
Makassar
15 (-1) M 4.9
53 (-13)
Bogotá
15 (-53) M 4.7
54 (+54)
Yangon
14 (+2) M 5.1
55 (+29)
Zigong
14 (-4) M 5.0
56 (-9)
Kobe
13 (-48) M 5.8
57 (+48)
Neijiang
13 (+1) M 5.0
57 (+30)
Meishan
13 (-4) M 5.0
57 (-32)
Semarang
13 (-83) M 5.0
60 (-11)
Santo Domingo
12 (-39) M 5.9
60 (-7)
Santiago de los Caballeros
12 (-34) M 5.9
62 (-24)
Osaka
12 (-64) M 5.8
63 (-3)
Chattogram
12 (-20) M 5.2
64 (+9)
Tashkent
11 (-12) M 5.8
65 (-3)
Basrah
11 (-19) M 5.1
65 (-6)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
11 (-21) M 5.1
67 (+13)
Bijie
11 (-8) M 5.0
68 (+46)
Chengdu
11 (0) M 4.6
69 (+53)
Chongqing
10 (+3) M 5.0
70 (-8)
Isfahan
10 (-20) M 4.8
71 (+14)
Cali
9 (-8) M 5.6
72 (+160)
Mianyang
9 (+8) M 4.7
73 (+123)
Nanchong
8 (+6) M 4.6
74 (-5)
León de los Aldama
8 (-19) M 4.4
75 (+21)
Zunyi
7 (-7) M 5.0
76 (+33)
Mosul
7 (-5) M 4.8
76 (+33)
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
7 (-5) M 4.8
78 (-6)
Sharjah
7 (-16) M 4.6
79 (-56)
Surabaya
7 (-91) M 4.5
79 (-68)
Almaty
7 (-231) M 4.5
81 (+15)
Guiyang
5 (-9) M 5.0
81 (-3)
Liupanshui
5 (-16) M 5.0
83 (+93)
Lucknow
5 (+2) M 4.9
84 (+156)
Bayan Nur
5 (+4) M 4.8
84 (+18)
Baghdad
5 (-8) M 4.8
86 (-25)
Palembang
5 (-26) M 4.7
87 (-17)
Yerevan
5 (-21) M 4.6
87 (-6)
Dubai
5 (-14) M 4.6
89 (+30)
Dhaka
5 (-3) M 4.4
90 (-44)
Gaziantep
5 (-57) M 4.3
90 (-42)
Aleppo
5 (-51) M 4.3
92 (+109)
Monterrey
5 (+3) M 4.2
93 (-28)
San Diego
4 (-24) M 5.2
93 (-22)
Los Angeles
4 (-21) M 5.2
93 (-29)
Tijuana
4 (-26) M 5.2
96 (-19)
Gujranwala
4 (-18) M 5.1
97 (+35)
Ciudad Juárez
4 (-2) M 5.0
97 (-11)
Rawalpindi
4 (-13) M 5.0
99 (+35)
Karaj
4 (-1) M 4.8
99 (+27)
Tehran
4 (-2) M 4.8
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.