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, 592 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
592 (+10) M 7.4
2 (+52)
İzmir
546 (+502) M 6.2
3 (+3)
Malingao
435 (+61) M 7.4
4 (+3)
Budta
419 (+57) M 7.4
5 (+4)
Sendai
361 (+65) M 6.8
6 (+14)
Addis Ababa
252 (+142) M 5.9
7 (+51)
Mandalay
214 (+175) M 7.7
8 (-5)
Kaohsiung
207 (-402) M 6.6
9 (-8)
Taichung
206 (-424) M 6.6
9 (-7)
Taipei
206 (-419) M 6.6
11 (+15)
Sapporo
196 (+103) M 7.6
12 (+64)
Kathmandu
189 (+166) M 7.1
13 (-8)
Saitama
170 (-212) M 5.9
14
Kabul
167 (+6) M 6.2
15 (-7)
Tokyo
156 (-177) M 5.9
16 (-4)
Kawasaki
152 (-73) M 5.9
17 (-4)
Yokohama
147 (-60) M 5.9
18 (-2)
Peshawar
145 (+14) M 6.0
19 (+60)
Bursa
131 (+110) M 6.2
20 (+68)
Istanbul
129 (+112) M 6.2
21 (-2)
Santiago
125 (+15) M 5.5
22 (+17)
Guayaquil
115 (+43) M 5.5
23 (-6)
Iztapalapa
111 (-6) M 5.6
24 (+31)
Shiraz
110 (+68) M 5.2
25 (+16)
Guadalajara
109 (+41) M 6.2
26 (-8)
Puebla
105 (-6) M 5.8
27 (-6)
Mexico City
105 (-3) M 5.6
28 (+15)
Zapopan
104 (+40) M 6.2
29 (-7)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
104 (0) M 5.6
30 (-2)
Quezon City
99 (+14) M 5.4
31
Caloocan City
98 (+14) M 5.4
31 (-3)
Manila
98 (+13) M 5.4
33 (-6)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
95 (+9) M 5.6
34 (-24)
Nagoya
80 (-195) M 5.8
35 (+2)
Lima
77 (0) M 5.6
36 (+9)
La Paz
77 (+14) M 5.3
37 (-13)
Bandung
75 (-22) M 5.2
38 (-8)
Depok
73 (-11) M 5.2
38 (-5)
Jakarta
73 (-8) M 5.2
40 (+10)
Putian
72 (+24) M 6.0
40 (+27)
Jinjiang
72 (+45) M 6.0
40 (+27)
Quanzhou
72 (+45) M 6.0
43 (-10)
Bekasi
72 (-9) M 5.2
43 (-11)
South Tangerang
72 (-10) M 5.2
43 (-10)
Tangerang
72 (-9) M 5.2
46 (-4)
Ecatepec de Morelos
71 (+7) M 5.0
47 (+27)
Xiamen
70 (+47) M 6.0
48 (+8)
Quito
66 (+25) M 6.3
49 (-9)
Bogotá
59 (-9) M 6.3
50 (-14)
Medellín
58 (-23) M 5.6
51 (+35)
Rawalpindi
55 (+38) M 6.0
52 (-29)
Surabaya
54 (-44) M 6.0
53 (-9)
Fukuoka
53 (-10) M 6.8
54 (-3)
Medan
53 (+5) M 5.8
55 (-6)
Santo Domingo
49 (-2) M 5.9
56 (-31)
Semarang
49 (-47) M 5.0
57 (-4)
Santiago de los Caballeros
45 (-1) M 5.9
58 (-43)
Kyoto
42 (-103) M 5.8
58 (+15)
Tashkent
42 (+19) M 5.8
60
Chattogram
40 (+8) M 5.4
61 (-4)
Hiroshima
39 (0) M 6.8
62 (-51)
Almaty
37 (-201) M 5.8
63 (+45)
Yangon
37 (+25) M 5.1
64 (-26)
Osaka
36 (-40) M 5.8
65 (+19)
Zigong
35 (+17) M 5.2
66 (+21)
Meishan
33 (+16) M 5.0
67 (-20)
Kobe
32 (-29) M 5.8
68 (+37)
Neijiang
31 (+19) M 5.0
69 (+45)
Chengdu
31 (+20) M 4.9
70 (-8)
Isfahan
30 (0) M 5.1
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
26 (+10) M 4.9
75 (+30)
Barquisimeto
23 (+11) M 6.3
75 (+7)
Maracaibo
23 (+4) M 6.3
77 (+155)
Mianyang
23 (+22) M 4.9
77 (+119)
Nanchong
23 (+21) M 4.9
79 (-10)
León de los Aldama
23 (-4) M 4.8
80 (+42)
Chongqing
22 (+15) M 5.0
81 (+14)
Multan
21 (+6) M 5.2
82 (-36)
Gaziantep
21 (-41) M 4.7
82 (-34)
Aleppo
21 (-35) M 4.7
84 (+1)
Cali
20 (+3) M 5.6
85 (-7)
Liupanshui
19 (-2) M 5.2
86 (-25)
Palembang
19 (-12) M 5.0
87 (-35)
Adana
19 (-27) M 4.8
88 (-11)
Gujranwala
17 (-5) M 5.1
89 (+7)
Zunyi
17 (+3) M 5.0
90 (-18)
Sharjah
17 (-6) M 4.6
91 (+5)
Ra’s Bayrūt
15 (+1) M 5.3
92 (+20)
Faisalabad
15 (+4) M 4.9
93 (-12)
Dubai
15 (-4) M 4.6
94 (-5)
Lahore
14 (-2) M 5.1
95 (-1)
Sofia
13 (-2) M 5.4
96
Beirut
13 (-1) M 5.3
97 (new)
Tianshui
13 M 5.2
98 (+5)
Ludhiāna
13 (+1) M 5.1
99 (-3)
Guiyang
13 (-1) M 5.0
99 (+35)
Karaj
13 (+8) M 5.0
99 (+27)
Tehran
13 (+7) M 5.0
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.