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, 581 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
581 (-1) M 7.4
2 (+52)
İzmir
546 (+502) M 6.2
3 (+3)
Malingao
430 (+56) M 7.4
4 (+3)
Budta
415 (+53) M 7.4
5 (+4)
Sendai
355 (+59) M 6.8
6 (+14)
Addis Ababa
252 (+142) M 5.9
7 (+51)
Mandalay
213 (+174) M 7.7
8 (-5)
Kaohsiung
206 (-403) M 6.6
9 (-8)
Taichung
205 (-425) M 6.6
9 (-7)
Taipei
205 (-420) M 6.6
11 (+65)
Kathmandu
189 (+166) M 7.1
12 (+14)
Sapporo
180 (+87) M 7.6
13 (-8)
Saitama
169 (-213) M 5.9
14
Kabul
164 (+3) M 6.2
15 (-7)
Tokyo
157 (-176) M 5.9
16 (-4)
Kawasaki
151 (-74) M 5.9
17 (-4)
Yokohama
147 (-60) M 5.9
18 (-2)
Peshawar
144 (+13) M 6.0
19 (+60)
Bursa
131 (+110) M 6.2
20 (+68)
Istanbul
129 (+112) M 6.2
21 (-2)
Santiago
124 (+14) M 5.5
22 (+17)
Guayaquil
115 (+43) M 5.5
23 (-6)
Iztapalapa
111 (-6) M 5.6
24 (+17)
Guadalajara
109 (+41) M 6.2
25 (+30)
Shiraz
108 (+66) M 5.2
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
76 (+13) 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
58 (-10) M 6.3
50 (-14)
Medellín
58 (-23) M 5.6
51 (+35)
Rawalpindi
54 (+37) M 6.0
52 (-8)
Fukuoka
53 (-10) M 6.8
53 (-30)
Surabaya
52 (-46) M 6.0
54 (-3)
Medan
51 (+3) M 5.8
55 (-6)
Santo Domingo
49 (-2) M 5.9
56 (-31)
Semarang
48 (-48) M 5.0
57 (-4)
Santiago de los Caballeros
45 (-1) M 5.9
58 (-43)
Kyoto
42 (-103) M 5.8
59 (+14)
Tashkent
41 (+18) 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
34 (+16) M 5.2
66 (+21)
Meishan
32 (+15) M 5.0
67 (-20)
Kobe
31 (-30) 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
21 (+6) M 5.2
82 (-36)
Gaziantep
21 (-41) M 4.7
82 (-34)
Aleppo
21 (-35) M 4.7
84 (+1)
Cali
19 (+2) M 5.6
85 (-7)
Liupanshui
19 (-2) M 5.2
86 (-34)
Adana
19 (-27) M 4.8
87 (-26)
Palembang
18 (-13) M 5.0
88 (+8)
Zunyi
17 (+3) M 5.0
89 (-12)
Gujranwala
16 (-6) M 5.1
90 (-1)
Lahore
14 (-2) M 5.1
91 (+21)
Faisalabad
14 (+3) M 4.9
92 (-20)
Sharjah
14 (-9) M 4.6
93 (+1)
Sofia
13 (-2) M 5.4
94 (+2)
Ra’s Bayrūt
13 (-1) M 5.3
95 (+8)
Ludhiāna
13 (+1) M 5.1
96
Guiyang
13 (-1) M 5.0
96 (+38)
Karaj
13 (+8) M 5.0
96 (+30)
Tehran
13 (+7) M 5.0
99 (+23)
Ürümqi
13 (+6) M 4.9
100 (+9)
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
13 (+1) M 4.8
100 (+9)
Mosul
13 (+1) M 4.8
100 (-10)
Mashhad
13 (-3) M 4.8
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.