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 2024 is Taichung (Taiwan). It therefore ranks at the top of our 2024 city earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Taichung, 587 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Taichung had a magnitude of 7.4.

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2024: Top cities by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank City Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+11)
Taichung
587 (+426) M 7.4
2 (+12)
Taipei
582 (+436) M 7.4
3 (+12)
Kaohsiung
572 (+428) M 7.4
4 (-3)
Davao
516 (-586) M 7.1
5 (+2)
Saitama
340 (+79) M 7.5
6 (-2)
Malingao
334 (-314) M 7.1
7 (-1)
Budta
322 (-315) M 7.1
8
Tokyo
288 (+39) M 7.5
9
Sendai
247 (0) M 6.1
10 (+12)
Nagoya
240 (+144) M 7.5
11 (+65)
Almaty
229 (+202) M 7.0
12 (-2)
Kawasaki
178 (-43) M 5.6
13 (-2)
Yokohama
164 (-51) M 5.6
14 (-1)
Kabul
126 (-30) M 6.4
15 (+48)
Kyoto
117 (+79) M 6.2
16 (+1)
Peshawar
103 (-29) M 6.4
17 (+11)
Iztapalapa
100 (+10) M 5.3
18 (+11)
Puebla
95 (+6) M 5.3
19 (+14)
Mexico City
94 (+13) M 5.3
20 (+21)
Surabaya
91 (+26) M 6.4
21 (+17)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
91 (+14) M 5.3
22 (+26)
Semarang
89 (+33) M 6.4
23 (-4)
Santiago
89 (-35) M 5.1
24 (+12)
Bandung
80 (+2) M 6.1
25 (+15)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
78 (+11) M 5.3
26 (-6)
Sapporo
72 (-27) M 5.4
27 (-3)
Depok
68 (-24) M 6.1
28 (+2)
Jakarta
66 (-21) M 6.1
28 (-5)
South Tangerang
66 (-29) M 6.1
28 (-7)
Tangerang
66 (-31) M 6.1
28 (+3)
Bekasi
66 (-17) M 6.1
32 (-7)
Medellín
65 (-26) M 5.6
33 (+1)
Manila
65 (-15) M 5.3
33 (-1)
Caloocan City
65 (-16) M 5.3
33 (+1)
Quezon City
65 (-15) M 5.3
36 (+15)
Ecatepec de Morelos
62 (+15) M 5.3
37 (+9)
Lima
62 (+4) M 5.2
38 (+1)
Guayaquil
62 (-8) M 5.1
39 (-2)
Bogotá
57 (-20) M 5.6
40 (-24)
Guadalajara
56 (-79) M 4.9
41 (-39)
Gaziantep
54 (-673) M 6.0
42 (-24)
Zapopan
53 (-74) M 4.9
43 (+56)
Fukuoka
51 (+34) M 7.1
44 (+1)
La Paz
51 (-8) M 5.6
45 (-42)
Aleppo
49 (-653) M 6.0
46 (+20)
Osaka
49 (+17) M 5.1
47 (+5)
Medan
44 (-2) M 5.1
48 (-5)
Santo Domingo
43 (-20) M 5.6
49 (-44)
Adana
39 (-607) M 5.2
50 (+10)
İzmir
38 (-1) M 5.1
51 (-4)
Santiago de los Caballeros
38 (-20) M 4.5
52 (+57)
Putian
36 (+22) M 5.2
53 (+12)
Mandalay
33 (-3) M 5.4
54 (+55)
Hiroshima
32 (+18) M 6.3
55 (+11)
Kobe
32 (0) M 4.9
55 (-5)
Quito
32 (-19) M 4.9
57 (-2)
Shiraz
31 (-12) M 5.1
58 (+16)
Tijuana
29 (+1) M 4.9
59 (+9)
Chattogram
28 (-3) M 4.9
60 (+16)
San Diego
27 (0) M 4.9
61 (+56)
Los Angeles
24 (+13) M 5.2
62 (+27)
Tbilisi
24 (+2) M 4.9
63 (+20)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
24 (0) M 4.7
64 (-15)
León de los Aldama
24 (-28) M 4.6
65 (+20)
Palembang
22 (-1) M 5.3
66 (+20)
Isfahan
22 (-1) M 4.7
66 (+17)
Basrah
22 (-2) M 4.7
68 (-10)
Sharjah
21 (-18) M 5.1
69 (-16)
Yerevan
19 (-27) M 4.9
70 (+30)
Gujranwala
18 (+1) M 5.1
70 (+22)
Bursa
18 (-2) M 5.1
72 (-2)
Tashkent
18 (-12) M 5.0
73 (+6)
Dubai
17 (-9) M 5.1
74 (-1)
Baku
17 (-11) M 4.9
75 (+5)
Cali
16 (-9) M 5.6
76 (+19)
Liupanshui
16 (-4) M 5.2
77 (+46)
Maracaibo
16 (+6) M 4.9
78 (+26)
Istanbul
16 (+1) M 4.8
79 (-7)
Bijie
15 (-14) M 5.2
80 (+26)
Amritsar
15 (+1) M 5.1
81 (-25)
Zigong
15 (-25) M 5.0
82 (-23)
Meishan
15 (-24) M 4.9
83 (+45)
Jinjiang
15 (+7) M 4.6
83 (+51)
Quanzhou
15 (+8) M 4.6
85 (-10)
Kathmandu
15 (-12) M 4.5
86 (+10)
Ankara
14 (-5) M 5.6
87 (+19)
Lahore
14 (0) M 5.1
88 (+111)
Addis Ababa
13 (+11) M 5.3
89 (-8)
Bucharest
13 (-11) M 5.2
90 (-12)
Rawalpindi
13 (-13) M 5.1
91 (-38)
Tabriz
12 (-34) M 4.9
92 (+4)
Makassar
12 (-7) M 4.8
93 (+25)
Córdoba
11 (0) M 6.0
94 (-6)
Zunyi
11 (-11) M 5.2
94 (+7)
Guiyang
11 (-5) M 5.2
96 (+33)
Multan
11 (+3) M 5.1
97 (+9)
Ludhiāna
11 (-3) M 5.0
98 (-56)
Mashhad
11 (-54) M 4.9
99 (+35)
Xiamen
11 (+4) M 4.6
100 (-74)
Ra’s Bayrūt
10 (-80) M 5.2
100 (-74)
Beirut
10 (-80) M 5.2
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2024.