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, 135 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
135 (-457) M 6.4
2 (+1)
Malingao
125 (-311) M 6.4
3 (+1)
Budta
124 (-295) M 6.4
4 (+22)
Puebla
81 (-24) M 6.5
5 (+18)
Iztapalapa
74 (-37) M 6.5
6 (+23)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
46 (-58) M 6.5
7 (+20)
Mexico City
41 (-64) M 6.5
8 (+3)
Sapporo
40 (-164) M 5.3
9 (-4)
Sendai
40 (-322) M 5.1
10 (+3)
Saitama
29 (-141) M 5.1
11 (+4)
Tokyo
27 (-129) M 5.1
12 (+4)
Kawasaki
25 (-127) M 5.1
12 (+5)
Yokohama
25 (-122) M 5.1
14 (-6)
Kaohsiung
19 (-189) M 5.3
15 (-5)
Taichung
19 (-187) M 5.0
16 (-2)
Kabul
19 (-150) M 4.5
17 (+17)
Nagoya
16 (-65) M 5.1
18 (-9)
Taipei
16 (-191) M 5.0
19 (+2)
Santiago
16 (-109) M 4.7
20 (+38)
Kyoto
15 (-27) M 5.7
21 (-3)
Peshawar
15 (-131) M 4.8
22 (+11)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
14 (-81) M 6.5
23 (-21)
İzmir
13 (-534) M 4.9
24
Shiraz
12 (-98) M 5.2
25 (+31)
Semarang
11 (-38) M 5.8
26 (+38)
Osaka
11 (-25) M 5.7
27 (+40)
Kobe
10 (-22) M 5.7
28 (+26)
Medan
10 (-43) M 4.9
28 (-8)
Istanbul
10 (-120) M 4.9
28 (-9)
Bursa
10 (-122) M 4.9
31 (-24)
Mandalay
9 (-205) M 5.8
31 (+21)
Surabaya
9 (-45) M 5.8
33 (+2)
La Paz
9 (-69) M 4.6
34 (+15)
Bogotá
8 (-52) M 4.9
35 (-10)
Guadalajara
8 (-101) M 4.2
36 (+14)
Medellín
7 (-52) M 4.9
37 (+9)
Ecatepec de Morelos
7 (-64) M 4.8
38 (-2)
Lima
7 (-70) M 4.4
39 (-11)
Zapopan
7 (-97) M 4.2
40 (+21)
Hiroshima
6 (-33) M 5.7
41 (+31)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
6 (-21) M 4.8
41 (+31)
Basrah
6 (-21) M 4.8
43 (-31)
Kathmandu
6 (-183) M 4.6
44 (+70)
Tijuana
5 (-6) M 4.9
44 (+70)
San Diego
5 (-6) M 4.9
46 (+5)
Rawalpindi
5 (-51) M 4.8
47 (+15)
Almaty
5 (-32) M 4.7
48 (+34)
Aleppo
5 (-16) M 4.6
48 (+34)
Gaziantep
5 (-16) M 4.6
48 (-11)
Bandung
5 (-69) M 4.6
51 (+63)
Lanzhou
4 (-7) M 5.5
52 (+13)
Zigong
4 (-31) M 5.2
53 (+37)
Sharjah
4 (-13) M 5.1
54 (+32)
Palembang
4 (-15) M 5.0
55 (-33)
Guayaquil
4 (-111) M 4.6
55 (-7)
Quito
4 (-62) M 4.6
55 (+15)
Isfahan
4 (-26) M 4.6
55 (-12)
Bekasi
4 (-67) M 4.6
55 (-14)
Depok
4 (-68) M 4.6
55 (-12)
South Tangerang
4 (-67) M 4.6
55 (-12)
Tangerang
4 (-67) M 4.6
55 (-14)
Jakarta
4 (-68) M 4.6
63 (+24)
Adana
4 (-15) M 4.2
64 (+33)
Tianshui
3 (-10) M 5.5
65 (+6)
Bijie
3 (-24) M 5.2
66 (+63)
Los Angeles
3 (-5) M 4.9
67 (-36)
Caloocan City
3 (-94) M 4.8
67 (-36)
Manila
3 (-94) M 4.8
67 (-37)
Quezon City
3 (-95) M 4.8
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 (+39)
Dhaka
3 (-8) M 4.2
74 (+5)
León de los Aldama
3 (-20) M 4.1
75 (+60)
Kunming
2 (-5) M 5.2
75 (+54)
Qujing
2 (-6) M 5.2
75 (+10)
Liupanshui
2 (-17) M 5.2
78 (-72)
Addis Ababa
2 (-250) M 4.8
78 (+10)
Gujranwala
2 (-15) M 4.8
78 (+17)
Lahore
2 (-12) M 4.8
78 (+30)
Amritsar
2 (-10) M 4.8
82 (-27)
Santo Domingo
2 (-47) M 4.7
82 (+25)
Baoji
2 (-10) M 4.7
82 (-13)
Chengdu
2 (-29) M 4.7
82 (-16)
Meishan
2 (-31) M 4.7
86 (-11)
Maracaibo
2 (-21) M 4.6
86 (+178)
Milan
2 (+1) M 4.6
86 (+23)
Rome
2 (-10) M 4.6
89 (+7)
Sofia
2 (-11) M 4.5
90 (new)
Dhanbad
2 M 4.4
90 (new)
Jamshedpur
2 M 4.4
92 (-18)
Makassar
2 (-24) M 4.3
92 (+27)
Córdoba
2 (-8) M 4.3
92 (-39)
Fukuoka
2 (-51) M 4.3
92 (-53)
Jinjiang
2 (-70) M 4.3
92 (-53)
Quanzhou
2 (-70) M 4.3
92 (+1)
Dubai
2 (-13) M 4.3
98 (+20)
Fuzhou
2 (-8) M 4.2
98 (-60)
Putian
2 (-71) M 4.2
98 (+59)
Kuala Lumpur
2 (-3) M 4.2
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.