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, 541 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near İzmir had a magnitude of 6.2.

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2025: Top cities by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank City Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+53)
İzmir
541 (+497) M 6.2
2 (+2)
Davao
539 (-43) M 7.4
3 (+3)
Malingao
407 (+33) M 7.4
4 (+3)
Budta
393 (+31) M 7.4
5 (+4)
Sendai
326 (+30) M 6.8
6 (+14)
Addis Ababa
252 (+142) M 5.9
7 (+51)
Mandalay
205 (+166) M 7.7
8 (-5)
Kaohsiung
189 (-420) M 6.0
9 (+67)
Kathmandu
188 (+165) M 7.1
10 (-9)
Taichung
187 (-443) M 6.0
10 (-8)
Taipei
187 (-438) M 6.0
12 (-7)
Saitama
160 (-222) M 5.9
13 (+1)
Kabul
154 (-7) M 6.2
14 (-6)
Tokyo
149 (-184) M 5.9
15 (-3)
Kawasaki
144 (-81) M 5.9
16 (-3)
Yokohama
140 (-67) M 5.9
17 (-1)
Peshawar
135 (+4) M 6.0
18 (+61)
Bursa
129 (+108) M 6.2
19 (+69)
Istanbul
127 (+110) M 6.2
20 (+6)
Sapporo
120 (+27) M 6.0
21 (-2)
Santiago
114 (+4) M 5.5
22 (+17)
Guayaquil
110 (+38) M 5.5
23 (+18)
Guadalajara
104 (+36) M 6.2
24 (+31)
Shiraz
102 (+60) M 5.2
25 (+18)
Zapopan
100 (+36) M 6.2
26 (-9)
Iztapalapa
99 (-18) M 5.6
27 (-9)
Puebla
94 (-17) M 5.8
28 (-7)
Mexico City
94 (-14) M 5.6
29 (-7)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
92 (-12) M 5.6
30 (-2)
Quezon City
89 (+4) M 5.4
31
Caloocan City
88 (+4) M 5.4
31 (-3)
Manila
88 (+3) M 5.4
33 (-6)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
86 (0) M 5.6
34 (-24)
Nagoya
75 (-200) M 5.8
35 (+2)
Lima
73 (-4) M 5.6
36 (+9)
La Paz
72 (+9) M 5.3
37 (+13)
Putian
71 (+23) M 6.0
38 (-14)
Bandung
71 (-26) M 5.2
39 (+28)
Jinjiang
69 (+42) M 6.0
39 (+28)
Quanzhou
69 (+42) M 6.0
41 (-11)
Depok
69 (-15) M 5.2
41 (-8)
Tangerang
69 (-12) M 5.2
41 (-8)
Jakarta
69 (-12) M 5.2
44 (+30)
Xiamen
68 (+45) M 6.0
45 (-12)
Bekasi
68 (-13) M 5.2
45 (-13)
South Tangerang
68 (-14) M 5.2
47 (-5)
Ecatepec de Morelos
63 (-1) M 5.0
48 (+8)
Quito
62 (+21) M 6.3
49 (-9)
Bogotá
53 (-15) M 6.3
50 (-14)
Medellín
51 (-30) M 5.6
51 (-7)
Fukuoka
50 (-13) M 6.8
52 (+34)
Rawalpindi
49 (+32) M 6.0
53 (-30)
Surabaya
48 (-50) M 6.0
54 (-5)
Santo Domingo
46 (-5) M 5.9
55 (-4)
Medan
46 (-2) M 5.8
56 (-3)
Santiago de los Caballeros
44 (-2) M 5.9
57 (-32)
Semarang
44 (-52) M 5.0
58 (+15)
Tashkent
39 (+16) M 5.8
59 (-2)
Hiroshima
38 (-1) M 6.8
60 (-45)
Kyoto
38 (-107) M 5.8
61 (-1)
Chattogram
38 (+6) M 5.4
62 (+46)
Yangon
35 (+23) M 5.1
63 (-52)
Almaty
34 (-204) M 5.8
64 (-26)
Osaka
32 (-44) M 5.8
65 (+19)
Zigong
32 (+14) M 5.2
66 (-4)
Isfahan
30 (0) M 5.1
67 (+20)
Meishan
30 (+13) M 5.0
68 (-21)
Kobe
28 (-33) M 5.8
69 (+36)
Neijiang
28 (+16) M 5.0
70 (+44)
Chengdu
28 (+17) M 4.9
71 (-12)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
27 (-5) M 5.1
71 (-9)
Basrah
27 (-3) M 5.1
73 (+7)
Bijie
26 (+7) M 5.2
74 (+18)
Makassar
25 (+9) M 4.9
75 (-6)
León de los Aldama
23 (-4) M 4.8
76 (+29)
Barquisimeto
22 (+10) M 6.3
76 (+6)
Maracaibo
22 (+3) M 6.3
78 (+44)
Chongqing
21 (+14) M 5.0
79 (+153)
Mianyang
21 (+20) M 4.9
79 (+117)
Nanchong
21 (+19) M 4.9
81 (+4)
Cali
19 (+2) M 5.6
82 (-4)
Liupanshui
18 (-3) M 5.2
82 (+13)
Multan
18 (+3) M 5.2
84 (-23)
Palembang
18 (-13) M 5.0
85 (-39)
Gaziantep
17 (-45) M 4.7
85 (-37)
Aleppo
17 (-39) M 4.7
87 (+9)
Zunyi
16 (+2) M 5.0
88 (-36)
Adana
15 (-31) M 4.8
89 (-12)
Gujranwala
14 (-8) M 5.1
90 (+4)
Sofia
13 (-2) M 5.4
91 (-2)
Lahore
13 (-3) M 5.1
92 (+4)
Guiyang
13 (-1) M 5.0
93 (+19)
Faisalabad
13 (+2) M 4.9
94 (-30)
Tijuana
12 (-18) M 5.2
94 (-29)
San Diego
12 (-16) M 5.2
96 (+7)
Ludhiāna
12 (0) M 5.1
96 (+38)
Karaj
12 (+7) M 5.1
96 (+30)
Tehran
12 (+6) M 5.1
99 (+21)
Rome
12 (+4) M 5.0
100 (+22)
Ürümqi
12 (+5) M 4.9
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.