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, 1053 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
1053 (+461) M 7.8
2 (+1)
Malingao
943 (+508) M 7.8
3 (+1)
Budta
928 (+510) M 7.8
4 (+1)
Sendai
405 (+42) M 7.4
5 (+21)
Puebla
186 (+81) M 6.5
6 (+9)
Tokyo
172 (+15) M 6.1
7 (+6)
Saitama
171 (0) M 6.1
8 (+8)
Kawasaki
166 (+13) M 6.1
8 (+9)
Yokohama
166 (+18) M 6.1
10 (+13)
Iztapalapa
161 (+50) M 6.5
11
Sapporo
133 (-71) M 6.0
12 (+9)
Santiago
126 (+1) M 6.0
13 (+1)
Kabul
124 (-45) M 6.1
14 (+36)
Medellín
123 (+64) M 7.4
15 (+15)
Quezon City
120 (+22) M 5.3
16 (+15)
Manila
119 (+22) M 5.3
17 (+12)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
118 (+14) M 6.5
18 (-9)
Taipei
118 (-88) M 5.8
18 (-8)
Taichung
118 (-87) M 5.8
20 (+11)
Caloocan City
118 (+21) M 5.3
21 (-13)
Kaohsiung
114 (-93) M 5.5
22 (+5)
Mexico City
109 (+4) M 6.5
23 (-5)
Peshawar
108 (-39) M 6.1
24 (+25)
Bogotá
97 (+37) M 7.4
25 (+18)
South Tangerang
87 (+15) M 6.5
26 (+13)
Depok
86 (+13) M 6.5
26 (+17)
Tangerang
86 (+14) M 6.5
28 (+56)
Cali
85 (+65) M 7.4
29 (-22)
Mandalay
81 (-133) M 5.8
30 (+9)
Jakarta
80 (+7) M 6.5
31 (+23)
Fukuoka
77 (+24) M 6.8
32 (+5)
Bandung
76 (+2) M 6.5
33 (+32)
Zigong
75 (+40) M 5.5
34 (+9)
Bekasi
74 (+2) M 6.5
35 (+26)
Hiroshima
73 (+34) M 6.8
36 (-2)
Nagoya
73 (-7) M 6.0
37 (+29)
Meishan
71 (+38) M 5.5
38 (+31)
Chengdu
69 (+38) M 5.5
38 (+30)
Neijiang
69 (+38) M 5.5
40 (-16)
Shiraz
66 (-44) M 5.3
41 (+30)
Bijie
63 (+36) M 5.2
42 (-9)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
60 (-35) M 4.8
43 (+10)
Medan
59 (+5) M 6.9
44 (+33)
Nanchong
57 (+34) M 5.5
45 (-23)
Guayaquil
56 (-59) M 5.1
46 (+43)
Zunyi
53 (+36) M 5.2
47 (+33)
Chongqing
52 (+30) M 5.2
48 (+37)
Liupanshui
50 (+31) M 5.2
49 (-13)
Lima
48 (-28) M 5.8
50 (+9)
Kyoto
46 (+4) M 6.0
51 (-5)
Ecatepec de Morelos
44 (-27) M 4.8
52 (+4)
Semarang
43 (-6) M 5.8
53 (-18)
La Paz
41 (-38) M 4.9
54 (-29)
Guadalajara
41 (-68) M 4.8
55 (+9)
Osaka
40 (+4) M 6.0
56 (-44)
Kathmandu
40 (-149) M 5.2
57 (-55)
İzmir
40 (-507) M 5.0
58 (-30)
Zapopan
40 (-64) M 4.8
59 (-7)
Surabaya
39 (-15) M 5.8
60
Chattogram
38 (-2) M 5.0
61 (+6)
Kobe
37 (+5) M 6.0
62 (+20)
Gaziantep
36 (+15) M 5.4
63 (+36)
Guiyang
36 (+23) M 5.2
64 (+6)
Isfahan
36 (+6) M 4.9
65 (+17)
Aleppo
35 (+14) M 5.4
66 (+6)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
34 (+7) M 4.9
67 (-19)
Quito
33 (-33) M 5.2
68 (+4)
Basrah
33 (+6) M 4.9
69 (+6)
Barquisimeto
29 (+6) M 7.5
69 (+120)
Maracay
29 (+26) M 7.5
71 (+57)
Valencia
28 (+20) M 7.5
72 (+5)
Mianyang
28 (+5) M 5.5
73 (+116)
Caracas
25 (+22) M 7.5
74 (+13)
Adana
24 (+5) M 5.1
75 (-13)
Almaty
23 (-14) M 5.0
75 (-56)
Bursa
23 (-109) M 5.0
77 (+29)
Baku
22 (+10) M 5.6
78 (+42)
Baghdad
22 (+12) M 5.2
79 (-22)
Santiago de los Caballeros
22 (-23) M 5.0
79 (-24)
Santo Domingo
22 (-27) M 5.0
81 (+151)
Xining
21 (+20) M 5.8
82 (+4)
Palembang
21 (+2) M 5.0
83 (+43)
Port-au-Prince
20 (+11) M 5.8
84 (+18)
Ürümqi
20 (+7) M 5.2
85 (+50)
Kunming
19 (+12) M 5.2
86 (+4)
Sharjah
19 (+2) M 5.1
87 (-36)
Rawalpindi
18 (-39) M 4.9
88 (-82)
Addis Ababa
18 (-234) M 4.8
88 (-50)
Putian
18 (-55) M 4.8
90 (-11)
León de los Aldama
16 (-7) M 4.6
91 (-10)
Multan
15 (-6) M 5.3
92 (-29)
Yangon
15 (-22) M 5.2
93 (+10)
Mosul
15 (+2) M 5.1
93 (+10)
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
15 (+2) M 5.1
95 (+17)
Dhaka
15 (+4) M 5.0
96 (+12)
Amritsar
15 (+3) M 4.9
96 (+2)
Ludhiāna
15 (+2) M 4.9
96 (-76)
Istanbul
15 (-115) M 4.9
99 (+11)
Lucknow
15 (+3) M 4.5
100 (+12)
Tbilisi
14 (+3) M 4.9
100 (-6)
Dubai
14 (-1) M 4.9
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.