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, 989 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
989 (+397) M 7.8
2 (+1)
Malingao
892 (+457) M 7.8
3 (+1)
Budta
879 (+461) M 7.8
4 (+1)
Sendai
363 (0) M 7.4
5 (+21)
Puebla
179 (+74) M 6.5
6 (+17)
Iztapalapa
155 (+44) M 6.5
7 (+8)
Tokyo
145 (-12) M 5.8
8 (+5)
Saitama
142 (-29) M 5.8
9 (+7)
Kawasaki
138 (-15) M 5.8
9 (+8)
Yokohama
138 (-10) M 5.8
11
Sapporo
122 (-82) M 6.0
12 (+9)
Santiago
114 (-11) M 6.0
13 (+17)
Quezon City
114 (+16) M 5.3
14 (+15)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
113 (+9) M 6.5
15 (+16)
Manila
113 (+16) M 5.3
16 (+15)
Caloocan City
112 (+15) M 5.3
17 (-3)
Kabul
109 (-60) M 6.1
18 (+9)
Mexico City
104 (-1) M 6.5
19 (-10)
Taipei
104 (-102) M 5.8
20 (-10)
Taichung
103 (-102) M 5.8
21 (-13)
Kaohsiung
101 (-106) M 5.6
22 (+28)
Medellín
100 (+41) M 7.4
23 (-5)
Peshawar
94 (-53) M 6.1
24 (+25)
Bogotá
82 (+22) M 7.4
25 (+18)
South Tangerang
77 (+5) M 6.5
26 (+13)
Depok
76 (+3) M 6.5
26 (+17)
Tangerang
76 (+4) M 6.5
28 (-21)
Mandalay
73 (-141) M 5.8
29 (+25)
Fukuoka
71 (+18) M 6.8
30 (+9)
Jakarta
71 (-2) M 6.5
31 (+30)
Hiroshima
69 (+30) M 6.8
32 (+5)
Bandung
69 (-5) M 6.5
33 (+1)
Nagoya
69 (-11) M 5.7
34 (+9)
Bekasi
65 (-7) M 6.5
35 (+49)
Cali
64 (+44) M 7.4
36 (+29)
Zigong
64 (+29) M 5.5
37 (+29)
Meishan
62 (+29) M 5.5
38 (+31)
Chengdu
60 (+29) M 5.5
38 (+30)
Neijiang
60 (+29) M 5.5
40 (-16)
Shiraz
58 (-52) M 5.3
41 (-8)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
56 (-39) M 4.8
42 (+29)
Bijie
55 (+28) M 5.2
43 (+10)
Medan
53 (-1) M 6.9
44 (+33)
Nanchong
50 (+27) M 5.5
45 (-23)
Guayaquil
47 (-68) M 5.1
46 (+34)
Chongqing
45 (+23) M 5.2
46 (+43)
Zunyi
45 (+28) M 5.2
48 (+11)
Kyoto
44 (+2) M 5.7
49 (-13)
Lima
43 (-33) M 5.8
50 (+35)
Liupanshui
42 (+23) M 5.2
51 (-5)
Ecatepec de Morelos
40 (-31) M 4.8
51 (-26)
Guadalajara
40 (-69) M 4.8
53 (-18)
La Paz
39 (-40) M 4.9
54 (-26)
Zapopan
39 (-65) M 4.8
55 (+9)
Osaka
38 (+2) M 5.7
56 (-44)
Kathmandu
38 (-151) M 5.2
57 (-1)
Semarang
37 (-12) M 5.8
58 (+2)
Chattogram
36 (-4) M 5.0
59 (+8)
Kobe
35 (+3) M 5.7
60 (+22)
Gaziantep
34 (+13) M 5.4
61 (-59)
İzmir
34 (-513) M 5.0
62 (+20)
Aleppo
33 (+12) M 5.4
63 (+7)
Isfahan
33 (+3) M 4.9
64 (-12)
Surabaya
32 (-22) M 5.8
65 (+7)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
31 (+4) M 4.9
66 (+33)
Guiyang
30 (+17) M 5.2
67 (+5)
Basrah
30 (+3) M 4.9
68 (+7)
Barquisimeto
28 (+5) M 7.5
68 (+60)
Valencia
28 (+20) M 7.5
68 (+121)
Maracay
28 (+25) M 7.5
71 (+6)
Mianyang
26 (+3) M 5.5
72 (-24)
Quito
25 (-41) M 5.2
73 (+116)
Caracas
24 (+21) M 7.5
74 (-12)
Almaty
23 (-14) M 5.0
75 (+12)
Adana
22 (+3) M 5.0
76 (+44)
Baghdad
21 (+11) M 5.2
77 (-20)
Santiago de los Caballeros
21 (-24) M 5.0
77 (-22)
Santo Domingo
21 (-28) M 5.0
77 (-58)
Bursa
21 (-111) M 5.0
80 (+26)
Baku
20 (+8) M 5.6
81 (+45)
Port-au-Prince
19 (+10) M 5.8
82 (+150)
Xining
18 (+17) M 5.8
83 (+7)
Sharjah
18 (+1) M 5.1
84 (+2)
Palembang
18 (-1) M 5.0
85 (+50)
Kunming
17 (+10) M 5.2
86 (-35)
Rawalpindi
17 (-40) M 4.9
87 (-49)
Putian
16 (-57) M 4.8
87 (-81)
Addis Ababa
16 (-236) M 4.8
89 (-8)
Multan
15 (-6) M 5.3
90 (+12)
Ürümqi
15 (+2) M 5.2
91 (+12)
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
15 (+2) M 5.1
91 (+12)
Mosul
15 (+2) M 5.1
93 (+19)
Dhaka
15 (+4) M 5.0
94 (-74)
Istanbul
15 (-115) M 4.9
95 (-16)
León de los Aldama
15 (-8) M 4.6
96 (-33)
Yangon
13 (-24) M 5.2
97 (+15)
Tbilisi
13 (+2) M 4.9
97 (-3)
Dubai
13 (-2) M 4.9
97 (+11)
Amritsar
13 (+1) M 4.9
97 (-9)
Gujranwala
13 (-5) M 4.9
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.