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, 540 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
540 (-52) M 7.8
2 (+1)
Malingao
486 (+51) M 7.8
3 (+1)
Budta
476 (+58) M 7.8
4 (+1)
Sendai
238 (-125) M 7.4
5 (+21)
Puebla
155 (+50) M 6.5
6 (+17)
Iztapalapa
133 (+22) M 6.5
7 (+22)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
94 (-10) M 6.5
8 (+7)
Tokyo
93 (-64) M 5.5
9 (+4)
Saitama
92 (-79) M 5.5
10 (+6)
Kawasaki
87 (-66) M 5.5
11 (+6)
Yokohama
86 (-62) M 5.5
12 (+15)
Mexico City
85 (-20) M 6.5
13 (-2)
Sapporo
76 (-128) M 6.1
14 (-5)
Taipei
72 (-134) M 5.8
15 (+6)
Santiago
70 (-55) M 6.0
16 (-6)
Taichung
70 (-135) M 5.8
17 (-9)
Kaohsiung
69 (-138) M 5.3
18 (-4)
Kabul
60 (-109) M 5.8
19 (+15)
Nagoya
51 (-29) M 5.7
20 (-13)
Mandalay
46 (-168) M 5.8
20 (-2)
Peshawar
46 (-101) M 5.8
22 (+9)
Caloocan City
44 (-53) M 5.0
22 (+8)
Quezon City
44 (-54) M 5.0
24 (+7)
Manila
43 (-54) M 5.0
25 (-1)
Shiraz
41 (-69) M 5.3
26 (+7)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
41 (-54) M 4.8
27 (+16)
Tangerang
40 (-32) M 5.2
28 (+15)
South Tangerang
39 (-33) M 5.2
29 (+10)
Depok
38 (-35) M 5.2
29 (+10)
Jakarta
38 (-35) M 5.2
31 (+28)
Kyoto
34 (-8) M 5.7
32 (+11)
Bekasi
34 (-38) M 5.2
33 (+4)
Bandung
33 (-41) M 5.2
34 (+31)
Zigong
31 (-4) M 5.2
35 (-13)
Guayaquil
30 (-85) M 5.1
36 (+10)
Ecatepec de Morelos
30 (-41) M 4.8
36 (+30)
Meishan
30 (-3) M 4.8
38 (-2)
Lima
29 (-47) M 5.8
39 (+25)
Osaka
29 (-7) M 5.7
40 (+28)
Neijiang
29 (-2) M 4.8
41 (+28)
Chengdu
28 (-3) M 4.8
42 (+11)
Medan
27 (-27) M 6.2
43 (-41)
İzmir
27 (-520) M 5.0
44 (+23)
Kobe
26 (-6) M 5.7
45 (-20)
Guadalajara
26 (-83) M 4.6
46 (+4)
Medellín
25 (-34) M 5.3
46 (+3)
Bogotá
25 (-35) M 5.3
48 (-20)
Zapopan
25 (-79) M 4.6
49 (+22)
Bijie
24 (-3) M 5.2
50 (-15)
La Paz
24 (-55) M 4.9
51 (+5)
Semarang
22 (-27) M 5.8
52 (-40)
Kathmandu
22 (-167) M 4.8
53 (+7)
Chattogram
21 (-19) M 5.0
54 (+18)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
21 (-6) M 4.8
55 (+17)
Basrah
20 (-7) M 4.8
55 (+22)
Nanchong
20 (-3) M 4.8
57 (+23)
Chongqing
19 (-3) M 4.8
58 (+12)
Isfahan
19 (-11) M 4.7
59 (+18)
Mianyang
19 (-4) M 4.5
60 (-41)
Bursa
18 (-114) M 5.0
61 (+21)
Gaziantep
17 (-4) M 5.4
62 (-14)
Quito
17 (-49) M 5.2
63 (+26)
Zunyi
17 (0) M 4.8
64 (+42)
Baku
16 (+4) M 5.6
65 (+17)
Aleppo
16 (-5) M 5.4
66 (-14)
Surabaya
15 (-39) M 5.8
67 (-6)
Hiroshima
15 (-24) M 5.7
68 (-6)
Almaty
15 (-22) M 4.7
69 (+57)
Port-au-Prince
14 (+5) M 5.8
70 (-16)
Fukuoka
13 (-40) M 5.5
71 (+31)
Ürümqi
13 (0) M 5.2
72 (-52)
Istanbul
13 (-117) M 4.9
73 (+17)
Sharjah
12 (-5) M 5.1
74 (+5)
León de los Aldama
12 (-11) M 4.6
75 (+11)
Palembang
11 (-8) M 5.3
76 (+9)
Liupanshui
11 (-8) M 5.2
77 (+42)
Córdoba
11 (+1) M 5.1
78 (-40)
Putian
11 (-62) M 4.8
78 (-27)
Rawalpindi
11 (-46) M 4.8
80 (-17)
Yangon
10 (-27) M 5.2
81 (+33)
San Diego
10 (-1) M 4.9
81 (+6)
Adana
10 (-9) M 4.9
83 (+28)
Yerevan
9 (-3) M 5.1
84 (+28)
Dhaka
9 (-2) M 5.0
85 (+29)
Tijuana
9 (-2) M 4.9
85 (+44)
Los Angeles
9 (+1) M 4.9
85 (+9)
Dubai
9 (-6) M 4.9
88 (-82)
Addis Ababa
9 (-243) M 4.8
89 (-34)
Santo Domingo
9 (-40) M 4.7
90 (-33)
Santiago de los Caballeros
9 (-36) M 4.3
91 (-10)
Multan
8 (-13) M 5.0
92 (-4)
Gujranwala
8 (-10) M 4.9
93 (-52)
Jinjiang
8 (-64) M 4.8
93 (-52)
Quanzhou
8 (-64) M 4.8
95 (+66)
Varanasi
8 (+3) M 4.4
95 (+70)
Patna
8 (+4) M 4.4
97 (+12)
Rome
7 (-5) M 6.0
98 (-1)
Tianshui
7 (-6) M 5.5
99 (-7)
Lahore
7 (-8) M 4.9
99 (+9)
Amritsar
7 (-5) M 4.9
99 (+13)
Tbilisi
7 (-4) M 4.9
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.