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, 242 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
242 (-350) M 6.4
2 (+1)
Malingao
206 (-229) M 6.4
3 (+1)
Budta
201 (-217) M 6.4
4 (+1)
Sendai
194 (-169) M 7.4
5 (+21)
Puebla
136 (+31) M 6.5
6 (+17)
Iztapalapa
119 (+8) M 6.5
7 (+22)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
82 (-22) M 6.5
8 (+19)
Mexico City
74 (-31) M 6.5
9 (+4)
Saitama
73 (-98) M 5.1
10 (+5)
Tokyo
72 (-85) M 5.1
11
Sapporo
67 (-137) M 6.1
12 (+4)
Kawasaki
67 (-86) M 5.1
13 (-4)
Taipei
66 (-140) M 5.8
14 (+3)
Yokohama
66 (-82) M 5.1
15 (-5)
Taichung
65 (-140) M 5.8
16 (-8)
Kaohsiung
65 (-142) M 5.3
17 (+4)
Santiago
54 (-71) M 5.0
18 (-4)
Kabul
52 (-117) M 5.8
19 (-1)
Peshawar
43 (-104) M 5.8
20 (+14)
Nagoya
43 (-37) M 5.7
21 (+3)
Shiraz
37 (-73) M 5.3
22 (-15)
Mandalay
34 (-180) M 5.8
23 (+20)
South Tangerang
34 (-38) M 5.2
23 (+20)
Tangerang
34 (-38) M 5.2
25 (+14)
Depok
33 (-40) M 5.2
25 (+14)
Jakarta
33 (-40) M 5.2
27 (+6)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
33 (-62) M 4.8
28 (+31)
Kyoto
30 (-12) M 5.7
29 (+14)
Bekasi
29 (-43) M 5.2
30 (+6)
Lima
28 (-48) M 5.8
31 (+6)
Bandung
27 (-47) M 5.2
32 (+32)
Osaka
26 (-10) M 5.7
33 (+32)
Zigong
26 (-9) M 5.2
34 (-32)
İzmir
25 (-522) M 5.0
35 (+33)
Neijiang
25 (-6) M 4.8
35 (+31)
Meishan
25 (-8) M 4.8
37 (-15)
Guayaquil
24 (-91) M 5.1
38 (+29)
Kobe
23 (-9) M 5.7
39 (-4)
La Paz
23 (-56) M 4.9
40 (+29)
Chengdu
23 (-8) M 4.8
41 (+30)
Bijie
22 (-5) M 5.2
42 (+4)
Ecatepec de Morelos
22 (-49) M 4.8
43 (-18)
Guadalajara
22 (-87) M 4.6
44 (+9)
Medan
21 (-33) M 6.2
45 (-17)
Zapopan
21 (-83) M 4.6
46 (+4)
Medellín
20 (-39) M 5.3
46 (+3)
Bogotá
20 (-40) M 5.3
48 (-36)
Kathmandu
19 (-170) M 4.8
49 (-30)
Bursa
18 (-114) M 5.0
50 (+22)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
18 (-9) M 4.8
50 (+27)
Nanchong
18 (-5) M 4.8
52 (+4)
Semarang
17 (-32) M 5.8
53 (+19)
Basrah
17 (-10) M 4.8
53 (+27)
Chongqing
17 (-5) M 4.8
55 (+22)
Mianyang
17 (-6) M 4.5
56 (-26)
Quezon City
16 (-82) M 5.0
56 (+4)
Chattogram
16 (-24) M 5.0
58 (+31)
Zunyi
16 (-1) M 4.8
59 (+11)
Isfahan
16 (-14) M 4.7
60 (+1)
Hiroshima
15 (-24) M 5.7
61 (-30)
Caloocan City
15 (-82) M 5.0
61 (-30)
Manila
15 (-82) M 5.0
63 (-1)
Almaty
15 (-22) M 4.7
64 (+42)
Baku
14 (+2) M 5.6
65 (-13)
Surabaya
13 (-41) M 5.8
65 (+61)
Port-au-Prince
13 (+4) M 5.8
67 (-19)
Quito
13 (-53) M 5.2
68 (-48)
Istanbul
13 (-117) M 4.9
69 (-15)
Fukuoka
11 (-42) M 5.5
70 (+32)
Ürümqi
11 (-2) M 5.2
71 (-33)
Putian
11 (-62) M 4.8
72 (+10)
Gaziantep
11 (-10) M 4.6
73 (-22)
Rawalpindi
10 (-47) M 4.8
74 (+8)
Aleppo
10 (-11) M 4.6
75 (+10)
Liupanshui
9 (-10) M 5.2
76 (+43)
Córdoba
9 (-1) M 5.1
76 (+14)
Sharjah
9 (-8) M 5.1
78 (+34)
Dhaka
9 (-2) M 5.0
79 (+35)
Tijuana
9 (-2) M 4.9
79 (+35)
San Diego
9 (-2) M 4.9
81 (-2)
León de los Aldama
9 (-14) M 4.6
82 (+4)
Palembang
8 (-11) M 5.0
83 (+46)
Los Angeles
8 (0) M 4.9
84 (-78)
Addis Ababa
8 (-244) M 4.8
84 (-43)
Jinjiang
8 (-64) M 4.8
84 (-43)
Quanzhou
8 (-64) M 4.8
87 (+10)
Tianshui
7 (-6) M 5.5
88 (+23)
Yerevan
7 (-5) M 5.1
89 (-42)
Xiamen
7 (-62) M 4.8
90 (-35)
Santo Domingo
7 (-42) M 4.7
91 (+55)
Dazhou
7 (+1) M 4.5
92 (-35)
Santiago de los Caballeros
7 (-38) M 4.3
93 (+21)
Lanzhou
6 (-5) M 5.5
94 (-31)
Yangon
6 (-31) M 5.2
95 (-14)
Multan
6 (-15) M 4.9
96 (-8)
Gujranwala
6 (-12) M 4.8
97 (+24)
San Jose
6 (-4) M 4.6
97 (-10)
Adana
6 (-13) M 4.6
99 (+19)
Fuzhou
6 (-4) M 4.4
99 (+62)
Varanasi
6 (+1) M 4.4
99 (new)
Dhanbad
6 M 4.4
99 (-5)
Dubai
6 (-9) M 4.4
99 (+66)
Patna
6 (+2) M 4.4
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.