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, 1012 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Davao had a magnitude of 7.8.

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2026: Top cities by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank City Earthquakes Strongest
1
Davao
1012 (+420) M 7.8
2 (+1)
Malingao
915 (+480) M 7.8
3 (+1)
Budta
902 (+484) M 7.8
4 (+1)
Sendai
380 (+17) M 7.4
5 (+21)
Puebla
181 (+76) M 6.5
6 (+17)
Iztapalapa
158 (+47) M 6.5
7 (+8)
Tokyo
156 (-1) M 5.8
8 (+5)
Saitama
153 (-18) M 5.8
9 (+7)
Kawasaki
149 (-4) M 5.8
9 (+8)
Yokohama
149 (+1) M 5.8
11
Sapporo
125 (-79) M 6.0
12 (+9)
Santiago
118 (-7) M 6.0
13 (+17)
Quezon City
118 (+20) M 5.3
14 (+17)
Manila
117 (+20) M 5.3
15 (+14)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
116 (+12) M 6.5
16 (+15)
Caloocan City
116 (+19) M 5.3
17 (+33)
Medellín
113 (+54) M 7.4
18 (-4)
Kabul
113 (-56) M 6.1
19 (+8)
Mexico City
107 (+2) M 6.5
20 (-11)
Taipei
106 (-100) M 5.8
20 (-10)
Taichung
106 (-99) M 5.8
22 (-14)
Kaohsiung
104 (-103) M 5.6
23 (-5)
Peshawar
93 (-54) M 6.1
24 (+25)
Bogotá
90 (+30) M 7.4
25 (+18)
South Tangerang
81 (+9) M 6.5
26 (+13)
Depok
80 (+7) M 6.5
26 (+17)
Tangerang
80 (+8) M 6.5
28 (+56)
Cali
77 (+57) M 7.4
29 (-22)
Mandalay
77 (-137) M 5.8
30 (+9)
Jakarta
74 (+1) M 6.5
31 (+6)
Bandung
73 (-1) M 6.5
32 (+22)
Fukuoka
72 (+19) M 6.8
33 (+32)
Zigong
71 (+36) M 5.5
34 (+27)
Hiroshima
70 (+31) M 6.8
35 (-1)
Nagoya
70 (-10) M 5.7
36 (+7)
Bekasi
68 (-4) M 6.5
37 (+29)
Meishan
68 (+35) M 5.5
38 (+31)
Chengdu
66 (+35) M 5.5
38 (+30)
Neijiang
66 (+35) M 5.5
40 (+31)
Bijie
61 (+34) M 5.2
41 (-17)
Shiraz
59 (-51) M 5.3
42 (-9)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
58 (-37) M 4.8
43 (+34)
Nanchong
56 (+33) M 5.5
44 (+9)
Medan
55 (+1) M 6.9
45 (-23)
Guayaquil
52 (-63) M 5.1
46 (+43)
Zunyi
51 (+34) M 5.2
47 (+33)
Chongqing
50 (+28) M 5.2
48 (+37)
Liupanshui
48 (+29) M 5.2
49 (-13)
Lima
45 (-31) M 5.8
50 (+9)
Kyoto
44 (+2) M 5.7
51 (-5)
Ecatepec de Morelos
42 (-29) M 4.8
52 (+4)
Semarang
40 (-9) M 5.8
53 (-28)
Guadalajara
40 (-69) M 4.8
54 (-19)
La Paz
39 (-40) M 4.9
55 (-27)
Zapopan
39 (-65) M 4.8
56 (-4)
Surabaya
38 (-16) M 5.8
57 (+7)
Osaka
38 (+2) M 5.7
58 (-46)
Kathmandu
37 (-152) M 5.2
59 (+1)
Chattogram
37 (-3) M 5.0
60 (-58)
İzmir
36 (-511) M 5.0
61 (+6)
Kobe
35 (+3) M 5.7
62 (+20)
Gaziantep
34 (+13) M 5.4
63 (+36)
Guiyang
34 (+21) M 5.2
64 (+18)
Aleppo
33 (+12) M 5.4
65 (+5)
Isfahan
33 (+3) M 4.9
66 (-18)
Quito
31 (-35) M 5.2
67 (+5)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
31 (+4) M 4.9
68 (+4)
Basrah
30 (+3) M 4.9
69 (+120)
Maracay
29 (+26) M 7.5
70 (+5)
Barquisimeto
28 (+5) M 7.5
70 (+58)
Valencia
28 (+20) M 7.5
72 (+5)
Mianyang
27 (+4) M 5.5
73 (+116)
Caracas
25 (+22) M 7.5
74 (-12)
Almaty
23 (-14) M 5.0
75 (-56)
Bursa
22 (-110) M 5.0
75 (+12)
Adana
22 (+3) M 5.0
77 (+29)
Baku
21 (+9) M 5.6
78 (+42)
Baghdad
21 (+11) M 5.2
79 (-22)
Santiago de los Caballeros
21 (-24) M 5.0
79 (-24)
Santo Domingo
21 (-28) M 5.0
81 (+45)
Port-au-Prince
20 (+11) M 5.8
81 (+151)
Xining
20 (+19) M 5.8
83 (+52)
Kunming
18 (+11) M 5.2
84 (+6)
Sharjah
18 (+1) M 5.1
85 (+1)
Palembang
18 (-1) M 5.0
86 (-35)
Rawalpindi
17 (-40) M 4.9
87 (-81)
Addis Ababa
17 (-235) M 4.8
88 (+14)
Ürümqi
16 (+3) M 5.2
89 (-51)
Putian
16 (-57) M 4.8
90 (-11)
León de los Aldama
16 (-7) M 4.6
91 (-10)
Multan
15 (-6) M 5.3
92 (+11)
Mosul
15 (+2) M 5.1
92 (+11)
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
15 (+2) M 5.1
94 (+18)
Dhaka
15 (+4) M 5.0
95 (-75)
Istanbul
15 (-115) M 4.9
96 (+12)
Amritsar
14 (+2) M 4.9
96 (+2)
Ludhiāna
14 (+1) M 4.9
98 (-40)
Tashkent
13 (-30) M 5.2
98 (-35)
Yangon
13 (-24) M 5.2
100 (+12)
Tbilisi
13 (+2) M 4.9
100 (-6)
Dubai
13 (-2) M 4.9
100 (-12)
Gujranwala
13 (-5) M 4.9
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.