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, 236 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
236 (-354) M 6.4
2 (+1)
Malingao
201 (-234) M 6.4
3 (+1)
Budta
196 (-221) M 6.4
4 (+1)
Sendai
164 (-199) M 7.4
5 (+21)
Puebla
132 (+27) M 6.5
6 (+17)
Iztapalapa
117 (+6) M 6.5
7 (+22)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
81 (-23) M 6.5
8 (+19)
Mexico City
73 (-32) M 6.5
9 (+4)
Saitama
70 (-101) M 5.1
10 (+5)
Tokyo
69 (-88) M 5.1
11
Sapporo
65 (-139) M 6.1
12 (+4)
Kawasaki
65 (-88) M 5.1
13 (+4)
Yokohama
64 (-84) M 5.1
14 (-4)
Taichung
61 (-144) M 5.8
15 (-6)
Taipei
59 (-147) M 5.8
16 (-8)
Kaohsiung
59 (-148) M 5.3
17 (+4)
Santiago
52 (-73) M 5.0
18 (-4)
Kabul
49 (-120) M 5.8
19 (-1)
Peshawar
42 (-105) M 5.8
20 (+14)
Nagoya
41 (-39) M 5.7
21 (+3)
Shiraz
37 (-73) M 5.3
22 (+11)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
33 (-62) M 4.8
23 (-16)
Mandalay
32 (-181) M 5.8
24 (+19)
South Tangerang
30 (-42) M 5.2
24 (+19)
Tangerang
30 (-42) M 5.2
26 (+33)
Kyoto
29 (-13) M 5.7
27 (+12)
Depok
29 (-44) M 5.2
27 (+12)
Jakarta
29 (-44) M 5.2
29 (+7)
Lima
26 (-50) M 5.2
30 (+34)
Osaka
25 (-11) M 5.7
31 (+12)
Bekasi
25 (-47) M 5.2
32 (-30)
İzmir
24 (-523) M 5.0
33 (+32)
Zigong
23 (-12) M 5.2
33 (+4)
Bandung
23 (-51) M 5.2
35 (+32)
Kobe
22 (-10) M 5.7
36 (+10)
Ecatepec de Morelos
22 (-49) M 4.8
36 (+32)
Neijiang
22 (-9) M 4.8
36 (+33)
Chengdu
22 (-9) M 4.8
36 (+30)
Meishan
22 (-11) M 4.8
40 (-18)
Guayaquil
21 (-94) M 5.1
41 (-16)
Guadalajara
21 (-88) M 4.6
42 (+11)
Medan
20 (-34) M 6.2
43 (-15)
Zapopan
20 (-84) M 4.6
44 (+27)
Bijie
19 (-8) M 5.2
45 (-10)
La Paz
19 (-60) M 4.9
45 (+4)
Bogotá
19 (-41) M 4.9
47 (-28)
Bursa
18 (-114) M 5.0
48 (+2)
Medellín
18 (-41) M 4.9
49 (-37)
Kathmandu
18 (-171) M 4.8
49 (+23)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
18 (-9) M 4.8
51 (+21)
Basrah
17 (-10) M 4.8
52 (+25)
Mianyang
17 (-6) M 4.5
52 (+25)
Nanchong
17 (-6) M 4.5
54 (+2)
Semarang
16 (-33) M 5.8
55 (+15)
Isfahan
16 (-14) M 4.7
56 (+5)
Hiroshima
15 (-24) M 5.7
57 (-26)
Caloocan City
15 (-82) M 5.0
57 (-26)
Manila
15 (-82) M 5.0
57 (-27)
Quezon City
15 (-83) M 5.0
57 (+3)
Chattogram
15 (-25) M 5.0
61 (+1)
Almaty
15 (-22) M 4.7
62 (+44)
Baku
14 (+2) M 5.6
63 (+17)
Chongqing
14 (-8) M 4.5
64 (+62)
Port-au-Prince
13 (+4) M 5.8
65 (-45)
Istanbul
13 (-117) M 4.9
66 (+23)
Zunyi
13 (-4) M 4.7
67 (-15)
Surabaya
12 (-42) M 5.8
68 (-20)
Quito
12 (-54) M 5.2
69 (-15)
Fukuoka
11 (-42) M 5.5
70 (+12)
Gaziantep
11 (-10) M 4.6
71 (+31)
Ürümqi
10 (-3) M 5.2
72 (-34)
Putian
10 (-63) M 4.8
72 (-21)
Rawalpindi
10 (-47) M 4.8
74 (+8)
Aleppo
10 (-11) M 4.6
75 (+15)
Sharjah
9 (-8) M 5.1
76 (+36)
Dhaka
9 (-2) M 5.0
77 (+37)
Tijuana
9 (-2) M 4.9
77 (+37)
San Diego
9 (-2) M 4.9
79
León de los Aldama
9 (-14) M 4.6
80 (+39)
Córdoba
8 (-2) M 5.1
81 (+48)
Los Angeles
8 (0) M 4.9
82 (+15)
Tianshui
7 (-6) M 5.5
83 (+28)
Yerevan
7 (-5) M 5.1
84 (+2)
Palembang
7 (-12) M 5.0
85 (-44)
Jinjiang
7 (-65) M 4.8
85 (-44)
Quanzhou
7 (-65) M 4.8
87 (+59)
Dazhou
7 (+1) M 4.5
88 (+26)
Lanzhou
6 (-5) M 5.5
89 (-4)
Liupanshui
6 (-13) M 5.2
90 (-9)
Multan
6 (-15) M 4.9
91 (-85)
Addis Ababa
6 (-246) M 4.8
91 (-3)
Gujranwala
6 (-12) M 4.8
91 (-44)
Xiamen
6 (-63) M 4.8
94 (-39)
Santo Domingo
6 (-43) M 4.7
95 (+26)
San Jose
6 (-4) M 4.6
95 (-8)
Adana
6 (-13) M 4.6
97 (+64)
Varanasi
6 (+1) M 4.4
97 (new)
Dhanbad
6 M 4.4
97 (-3)
Dubai
6 (-9) M 4.4
97 (+68)
Patna
6 (+2) M 4.4
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.