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 2026 is Davao (The Philippines). It therefore ranks at the top of our 2026 city earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Davao, 137 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Davao had a magnitude of 6.4.

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2026: Top cities by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank City Earthquakes Strongest
1
Davao
137 (-455) M 6.4
2 (+1)
Malingao
126 (-309) M 6.4
3 (+1)
Budta
125 (-293) M 6.4
4 (+22)
Puebla
81 (-24) M 6.5
5 (+18)
Iztapalapa
75 (-36) M 6.5
6 (+23)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
47 (-57) M 6.5
7 (+4)
Sapporo
45 (-159) M 5.3
8 (+19)
Mexico City
42 (-63) M 6.5
9 (-4)
Sendai
41 (-321) M 5.1
10 (+3)
Saitama
30 (-140) M 5.1
11 (+4)
Tokyo
28 (-128) M 5.1
12 (+4)
Kawasaki
26 (-126) M 5.1
12 (+5)
Yokohama
26 (-121) M 5.1
14 (-6)
Kaohsiung
21 (-187) M 5.3
15 (-5)
Taichung
21 (-185) M 5.0
16 (-7)
Taipei
19 (-188) M 5.0
17 (-3)
Kabul
19 (-150) M 4.5
18 (+16)
Nagoya
16 (-65) M 5.1
19 (+2)
Santiago
16 (-109) M 4.7
20 (+13)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
15 (-80) M 6.5
21 (+37)
Kyoto
15 (-27) M 5.7
22 (-4)
Peshawar
15 (-131) M 4.8
23 (+33)
Semarang
13 (-36) M 5.8
24
Shiraz
13 (-97) M 5.2
25 (-23)
İzmir
13 (-534) M 4.9
26 (+38)
Osaka
11 (-25) M 5.7
27 (-20)
Mandalay
10 (-204) M 5.8
28 (+39)
Kobe
10 (-22) M 5.7
29 (+25)
Medan
10 (-43) M 4.9
29 (-9)
Istanbul
10 (-120) M 4.9
29 (-10)
Bursa
10 (-122) M 4.9
32 (+20)
Surabaya
9 (-45) M 5.8
33 (+2)
La Paz
9 (-69) M 4.6
34 (+15)
Bogotá
8 (-52) M 4.9
35 (+1)
Lima
8 (-69) M 4.4
36 (-11)
Guadalajara
8 (-101) M 4.2
37
Bandung
7 (-67) M 5.0
38 (+12)
Medellín
7 (-52) M 4.9
39 (+7)
Ecatepec de Morelos
7 (-64) M 4.8
40 (-12)
Zapopan
7 (-97) M 4.2
41 (+20)
Hiroshima
6 (-33) M 5.7
42 (+1)
Bekasi
6 (-65) M 5.0
42 (-1)
Depok
6 (-66) M 5.0
42 (+1)
South Tangerang
6 (-65) M 5.0
42 (+1)
Tangerang
6 (-65) M 5.0
42 (-1)
Jakarta
6 (-66) M 5.0
47 (+25)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
6 (-21) M 4.8
47 (+25)
Basrah
6 (-21) M 4.8
49 (+13)
Almaty
6 (-31) M 4.7
50 (-38)
Kathmandu
6 (-183) M 4.6
51 (+63)
Tijuana
5 (-6) M 4.9
51 (+63)
San Diego
5 (-6) M 4.9
53 (-2)
Rawalpindi
5 (-51) M 4.8
54 (+28)
Aleppo
5 (-16) M 4.6
54 (+28)
Gaziantep
5 (-16) M 4.6
56 (+58)
Lanzhou
4 (-7) M 5.5
57 (+8)
Zigong
4 (-31) M 5.2
58 (+32)
Sharjah
4 (-13) M 5.1
59 (+27)
Palembang
4 (-15) M 5.0
60 (-29)
Caloocan City
4 (-93) M 4.8
60 (-29)
Manila
4 (-93) M 4.8
60 (-30)
Quezon City
4 (-94) M 4.8
63 (-41)
Guayaquil
4 (-111) M 4.6
63 (-15)
Quito
4 (-62) M 4.6
63 (+7)
Isfahan
4 (-26) M 4.6
66 (+21)
Adana
4 (-15) M 4.2
67 (+30)
Tianshui
3 (-10) M 5.5
68 (+3)
Bijie
3 (-24) M 5.2
69 (+60)
Los Angeles
3 (-5) M 4.9
70 (-2)
Neijiang
3 (-28) M 4.7
71 (-8)
Yangon
3 (-34) M 4.5
72 (+49)
San Jose
3 (-7) M 4.4
73 (-13)
Chattogram
3 (-37) M 4.3
74 (+38)
Dhaka
3 (-8) M 4.2
75 (+4)
León de los Aldama
3 (-20) M 4.1
76 (+59)
Kunming
2 (-5) M 5.2
76 (+53)
Qujing
2 (-6) M 5.2
76 (+9)
Liupanshui
2 (-17) M 5.2
79 (-73)
Addis Ababa
2 (-250) M 4.8
79 (+9)
Gujranwala
2 (-15) M 4.8
79 (+16)
Lahore
2 (-12) M 4.8
79 (+29)
Amritsar
2 (-10) M 4.8
83 (-28)
Santo Domingo
2 (-47) M 4.7
83 (+24)
Baoji
2 (-10) M 4.7
83 (-14)
Chengdu
2 (-29) M 4.7
83 (-17)
Meishan
2 (-31) M 4.7
87 (-12)
Maracaibo
2 (-21) M 4.6
87 (+177)
Milan
2 (+1) M 4.6
87 (+22)
Rome
2 (-10) M 4.6
87 (+66)
Belgrade
2 (-4) M 4.6
91 (+5)
Sofia
2 (-11) M 4.5
92 (new)
Dhanbad
2 M 4.4
92 (new)
Jamshedpur
2 M 4.4
94 (-20)
Makassar
2 (-24) M 4.3
94 (+25)
Córdoba
2 (-8) M 4.3
94 (-41)
Fukuoka
2 (-51) M 4.3
94 (-55)
Jinjiang
2 (-70) M 4.3
94 (-55)
Quanzhou
2 (-70) M 4.3
94 (-1)
Dubai
2 (-13) M 4.3
100 (+18)
Fuzhou
2 (-8) M 4.2
100 (-62)
Putian
2 (-71) M 4.2
100 (+57)
Kuala Lumpur
2 (-3) M 4.2
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.