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, 258 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
258 (-334) M 6.4
2 (+1)
Malingao
217 (-218) M 6.4
3 (+1)
Budta
212 (-206) M 6.4
4 (+1)
Sendai
211 (-152) M 7.4
5 (+21)
Puebla
143 (+38) M 6.5
6 (+17)
Iztapalapa
122 (+11) M 6.5
7 (+22)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
85 (-19) M 6.5
8 (+7)
Tokyo
81 (-76) M 5.1
9 (+4)
Saitama
80 (-91) M 5.1
10 (+17)
Mexico City
77 (-28) M 6.5
11 (+5)
Kawasaki
76 (-77) M 5.1
12 (+5)
Yokohama
75 (-73) M 5.1
13 (-2)
Sapporo
72 (-132) M 6.1
14 (-5)
Taipei
67 (-139) M 5.8
15 (-5)
Taichung
66 (-139) M 5.8
16 (-8)
Kaohsiung
66 (-141) M 5.3
17 (+4)
Santiago
61 (-64) M 6.0
18 (-4)
Kabul
56 (-113) M 5.8
19 (+15)
Nagoya
48 (-32) M 5.7
20 (-2)
Peshawar
46 (-101) M 5.8
21 (-14)
Mandalay
39 (-175) M 5.8
22 (+2)
Shiraz
39 (-71) M 5.3
23 (+10)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
36 (-59) M 4.8
24 (+19)
South Tangerang
35 (-37) M 5.2
24 (+19)
Tangerang
35 (-37) M 5.2
26 (+13)
Depok
34 (-39) M 5.2
26 (+13)
Jakarta
34 (-39) M 5.2
28 (+31)
Kyoto
32 (-10) M 5.7
29 (+14)
Bekasi
30 (-42) M 5.2
30 (+7)
Bandung
29 (-45) M 5.2
31 (+33)
Osaka
28 (-8) M 5.7
32 (+33)
Zigong
28 (-7) M 5.2
33 (+3)
Lima
27 (-49) M 5.8
34 (+34)
Neijiang
27 (-4) M 4.8
34 (+32)
Meishan
27 (-6) M 4.8
36 (-14)
Guayaquil
26 (-89) M 5.1
37 (-35)
İzmir
26 (-521) M 5.0
38 (+15)
Medan
25 (-29) M 6.2
39 (+28)
Kobe
25 (-7) M 5.7
40 (+6)
Ecatepec de Morelos
25 (-46) M 4.8
40 (+29)
Chengdu
25 (-6) M 4.8
42 (-7)
La Paz
24 (-55) M 4.9
43 (-18)
Guadalajara
24 (-85) M 4.6
44 (+6)
Medellín
23 (-36) M 5.3
45 (-17)
Zapopan
23 (-81) M 4.6
46 (+3)
Bogotá
22 (-38) M 5.3
47 (+24)
Bijie
22 (-5) M 5.2
48 (+8)
Semarang
20 (-29) M 5.8
49 (-18)
Caloocan City
20 (-77) M 5.0
49 (-19)
Quezon City
20 (-78) M 5.0
51 (-39)
Kathmandu
20 (-169) M 4.8
51 (+21)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
20 (-7) M 4.8
53 (-22)
Manila
19 (-78) M 5.0
53 (+7)
Chattogram
19 (-21) M 5.0
55 (+17)
Basrah
19 (-8) M 4.8
55 (+22)
Nanchong
19 (-4) M 4.8
57 (+20)
Mianyang
19 (-4) M 4.5
58 (-39)
Bursa
18 (-114) M 5.0
59 (+21)
Chongqing
18 (-4) M 4.8
60 (+29)
Zunyi
16 (-1) M 4.8
61 (+9)
Isfahan
16 (-14) M 4.7
62 (-10)
Surabaya
15 (-39) M 5.8
63 (-2)
Hiroshima
15 (-24) M 5.7
64 (+18)
Gaziantep
15 (-6) M 5.4
65 (-17)
Quito
15 (-51) M 5.2
66 (-4)
Almaty
15 (-22) M 4.7
67 (+39)
Baku
14 (+2) M 5.6
68 (+14)
Aleppo
14 (-7) M 5.4
69 (+57)
Port-au-Prince
13 (+4) M 5.8
70 (-50)
Istanbul
13 (-117) M 4.9
71 (-17)
Fukuoka
12 (-41) M 5.5
72 (+30)
Ürümqi
12 (-1) M 5.3
73 (+17)
Sharjah
12 (-5) M 5.1
74 (-36)
Putian
11 (-62) M 4.8
74 (-23)
Rawalpindi
11 (-46) M 4.8
76 (+43)
Córdoba
10 (0) M 5.1
77 (+8)
Liupanshui
9 (-10) M 5.2
78 (+34)
Dhaka
9 (-2) M 5.0
79 (+35)
Tijuana
9 (-2) M 4.9
79 (+35)
San Diego
9 (-2) M 4.9
79 (+15)
Dubai
9 (-6) M 4.9
82 (-76)
Addis Ababa
9 (-243) M 4.8
83 (-4)
León de los Aldama
9 (-14) M 4.6
84 (-21)
Yangon
8 (-29) M 5.2
85 (+1)
Palembang
8 (-11) M 5.0
86 (+43)
Los Angeles
8 (0) M 4.9
86 (+1)
Adana
8 (-11) M 4.9
88 (-47)
Jinjiang
8 (-64) M 4.8
88 (-47)
Quanzhou
8 (-64) M 4.8
90 (+19)
Rome
7 (-5) M 6.0
91 (+6)
Tianshui
7 (-6) M 5.5
92 (+19)
Yerevan
7 (-5) M 5.1
93 (-5)
Gujranwala
7 (-11) M 4.8
93 (-46)
Xiamen
7 (-62) M 4.8
95 (-40)
Santo Domingo
7 (-42) M 4.7
96 (+50)
Dazhou
7 (+1) M 4.5
97 (+64)
Varanasi
7 (+2) M 4.4
97 (+68)
Patna
7 (+3) M 4.4
99 (-42)
Santiago de los Caballeros
7 (-38) M 4.3
100 (+14)
Lanzhou
6 (-5) M 5.5
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.