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, 378 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
378 (+334) M 5.3
2 (+18)
Addis Ababa
232 (+123) M 5.9
3 (+73)
Kathmandu
148 (+125) M 7.1
4
Davao
86 (-496) M 5.7
5 (-3)
Taipei
83 (-541) M 6.0
6 (-5)
Taichung
81 (-548) M 6.0
7 (-4)
Kaohsiung
78 (-531) M 6.0
8 (-2)
Malingao
67 (-308) M 5.4
8 (-1)
Budta
67 (-296) M 5.4
10 (+57)
Jinjiang
50 (+23) M 6.0
10 (+57)
Quanzhou
50 (+23) M 6.0
12 (+62)
Xiamen
49 (+26) M 6.0
13 (+37)
Putian
48 (0) M 6.0
14 (-5)
Sendai
48 (-248) M 5.2
15 (+26)
Guadalajara
47 (-21) M 6.2
16 (+27)
Zapopan
44 (-20) M 6.2
17 (+38)
Shiraz
44 (+2) M 5.2
18 (-1)
Iztapalapa
35 (-82) M 5.6
18 (+3)
Mexico City
35 (-73) M 5.6
20 (+2)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
34 (-70) M 5.6
21 (-16)
Saitama
34 (-348) M 5.1
22 (+5)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
31 (-55) M 5.0
23 (-5)
Puebla
29 (-82) M 5.6
24 (-16)
Tokyo
29 (-304) M 5.1
24 (-12)
Kawasaki
29 (-196) M 5.1
26 (-13)
Yokohama
28 (-179) M 5.1
27 (-8)
Santiago
28 (-81) M 4.8
28 (-2)
Sapporo
24 (-69) M 5.0
29 (+16)
La Paz
23 (-40) M 5.3
30 (+9)
Guayaquil
22 (-50) M 5.5
31 (-21)
Nagoya
21 (-254) M 5.8
32 (+10)
Ecatepec de Morelos
20 (-44) M 5.0
33 (-19)
Kabul
20 (-141) M 4.5
34 (+10)
Fukuoka
19 (-44) M 6.8
35 (-19)
Peshawar
18 (-113) M 4.7
36 (-12)
Bandung
16 (-81) M 5.1
37 (+20)
Hiroshima
15 (-24) M 6.8
38 (+18)
Quito
15 (-26) M 5.5
39 (-11)
Manila
15 (-70) M 5.4
39 (-11)
Quezon City
15 (-70) M 5.4
41 (-10)
Caloocan City
14 (-70) M 5.4
42 (-27)
Kyoto
13 (-132) M 5.8
43 (-10)
Bekasi
13 (-68) M 5.1
43 (-10)
Jakarta
13 (-68) M 5.1
43 (-11)
South Tangerang
13 (-69) M 5.1
43 (-10)
Tangerang
13 (-68) M 5.1
43 (-13)
Depok
13 (-71) M 5.1
48 (+5)
Santiago de los Caballeros
12 (-34) M 5.9
48 (+1)
Santo Domingo
12 (-39) M 5.9
50 (+1)
Medan
12 (-36) M 5.7
51 (-4)
Kobe
11 (-50) M 5.8
52 (-16)
Medellín
11 (-70) M 5.6
53 (-16)
Lima
11 (-66) M 5.0
54 (+38)
Makassar
11 (-5) M 4.9
55 (+29)
Zigong
11 (-7) M 4.7
55 (+50)
Neijiang
11 (-1) M 4.7
55 (+32)
Meishan
11 (-6) M 4.7
58 (-20)
Osaka
10 (-66) M 5.8
59
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
10 (-22) M 5.1
59 (+3)
Basrah
10 (-20) M 5.1
61 (+53)
Chengdu
10 (-1) M 4.7
62 (-2)
Chattogram
9 (-23) M 5.2
62 (-4)
Mandalay
9 (-30) M 5.2
64 (-39)
Semarang
9 (-87) M 5.0
65 (-25)
Bogotá
9 (-59) M 4.7
66 (+14)
Bijie
8 (-11) M 4.7
66 (+166)
Mianyang
8 (+7) M 4.7
66 (+56)
Chongqing
8 (+1) M 4.7
69 (+3)
Sharjah
7 (-16) M 4.7
69 (+127)
Nanchong
7 (+5) M 4.7
71 (+38)
Mosul
6 (-6) M 4.8
71 (+38)
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
6 (-6) M 4.8
73 (+23)
Zunyi
6 (-8) M 4.6
74 (-63)
Almaty
6 (-232) M 4.5
75 (+10)
Cali
5 (-12) M 5.6
76 (-14)
Isfahan
5 (-25) M 4.8
76 (+26)
Baghdad
5 (-8) M 4.8
78 (+3)
Dubai
5 (-14) M 4.7
78 (-17)
Palembang
5 (-26) M 4.7
80 (-10)
Yerevan
5 (-21) M 4.6
81 (-12)
León de los Aldama
5 (-22) M 4.1
82 (+26)
Yangon
4 (-8) M 5.1
83 (+49)
Ciudad Juárez
4 (-2) M 5.0
83 (+37)
Rome
4 (-4) M 5.0
85 (+11)
Guiyang
4 (-10) M 4.6
86 (-21)
Tbilisi
4 (-24) M 4.4
86 (+9)
Multan
4 (-11) M 4.4
88 (-5)
Amritsar
3 (-15) M 5.1
88 (+15)
Ludhiāna
3 (-9) M 5.1
88 (-11)
Gujranwala
3 (-19) M 5.1
88 (+1)
Lahore
3 (-13) M 5.1
92 (+24)
Algiers
3 (-6) M 4.8
92 (new)
Yinchuan
3 M 4.8
92 (+148)
Bayan Nur
3 (+2) M 4.8
95 (+29)
San Jose
3 (-4) M 4.7
95 (-9)
Rawalpindi
3 (-14) M 4.7
95 (+17)
Faisalabad
3 (-8) M 4.7
98 (+27)
Kuala Lumpur
3 (-4) M 4.6
98 (-20)
Liupanshui
3 (-18) M 4.6
98 (-75)
Surabaya
3 (-95) M 4.6
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.