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, 775 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
775 (+183) M 7.8
2 (+1)
Malingao
710 (+275) M 7.8
3 (+1)
Budta
699 (+281) M 7.8
4 (+1)
Sendai
285 (-78) M 7.4
5 (+21)
Puebla
160 (+55) M 6.5
6 (+17)
Iztapalapa
139 (+28) M 6.5
7 (+6)
Saitama
105 (-66) M 5.8
8 (+7)
Tokyo
104 (-53) M 5.8
9 (+7)
Kawasaki
101 (-52) M 5.8
10 (+19)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
100 (-4) M 6.5
11 (+6)
Yokohama
99 (-49) M 5.8
12 (-1)
Sapporo
91 (-113) M 5.9
13 (+14)
Mexico City
90 (-15) M 6.5
14 (+16)
Quezon City
84 (-14) M 5.4
15 (+16)
Manila
82 (-15) M 5.0
16 (+5)
Santiago
81 (-44) M 6.0
17 (+14)
Caloocan City
81 (-16) M 5.0
18 (-9)
Taipei
78 (-128) M 5.8
19 (-9)
Taichung
76 (-129) M 5.8
20 (-6)
Kabul
74 (-95) M 6.1
21 (-13)
Kaohsiung
72 (-135) M 5.3
22 (-4)
Peshawar
59 (-88) M 6.1
23 (+11)
Nagoya
57 (-23) M 5.7
24 (-17)
Mandalay
50 (-164) M 5.8
25 (-1)
Shiraz
46 (-64) M 5.3
26 (+17)
Tangerang
45 (-27) M 5.3
27 (+16)
South Tangerang
44 (-28) M 5.3
28 (+5)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
44 (-51) M 4.8
29 (+10)
Depok
43 (-30) M 5.3
29 (+10)
Jakarta
43 (-30) M 5.3
31 (+34)
Zigong
40 (+5) M 5.2
31 (+35)
Meishan
40 (+7) M 5.2
33 (+10)
Bekasi
39 (-33) M 5.3
34 (+35)
Chengdu
38 (+7) M 5.2
34 (+34)
Neijiang
38 (+7) M 5.2
36 (+23)
Kyoto
37 (-5) M 5.7
37
Bandung
36 (-38) M 5.3
38 (+15)
Medan
33 (-21) M 6.2
39 (+32)
Bijie
32 (+5) M 5.2
40 (-18)
Guayaquil
32 (-83) M 5.1
41 (+5)
Ecatepec de Morelos
32 (-39) M 4.8
42 (-6)
Lima
31 (-45) M 5.8
43 (+21)
Osaka
31 (-5) M 5.7
44 (-42)
İzmir
31 (-516) M 5.0
45 (+32)
Nanchong
29 (+6) M 5.2
46 (+21)
Kobe
28 (-4) M 5.7
47 (+2)
Bogotá
28 (-32) M 5.3
47 (+3)
Medellín
28 (-31) M 5.3
49 (-24)
Guadalajara
28 (-81) M 4.6
50 (-15)
La Paz
27 (-52) M 4.9
51 (-23)
Zapopan
27 (-77) M 4.6
52 (+4)
Semarang
26 (-23) M 5.8
53 (+27)
Chongqing
25 (+3) M 5.2
54 (+35)
Zunyi
24 (+7) M 5.2
55 (-43)
Kathmandu
24 (-165) M 4.8
55 (+17)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
24 (-3) M 4.8
57 (+20)
Mianyang
23 (0) M 5.0
57 (+3)
Chattogram
23 (-17) M 5.0
59 (+13)
Basrah
23 (-4) M 4.8
60 (-41)
Bursa
21 (-111) M 5.0
61 (+9)
Isfahan
21 (-9) M 4.7
62 (-10)
Surabaya
20 (-34) M 5.8
63 (+19)
Aleppo
20 (-1) M 5.4
63 (+19)
Gaziantep
20 (-1) M 5.4
65 (+63)
Valencia
19 (+11) M 7.5
65 (+10)
Barquisimeto
19 (-4) M 7.5
67 (+18)
Liupanshui
19 (0) M 5.2
68 (+121)
Maracay
18 (+15) M 7.5
69 (-21)
Quito
18 (-48) M 5.2
70 (-9)
Hiroshima
17 (-22) M 5.7
71 (+35)
Baku
17 (+5) M 5.6
72 (+54)
Port-au-Prince
15 (+6) M 5.8
73 (-53)
Istanbul
15 (-115) M 4.9
74 (-12)
Almaty
15 (-22) M 4.7
75 (+114)
Caracas
14 (+11) M 7.5
76 (-22)
Fukuoka
14 (-39) M 5.5
77 (+4)
Multan
14 (-7) M 5.4
78 (+8)
Palembang
14 (-5) M 5.3
79 (+23)
Ürümqi
14 (+1) M 5.2
80 (+19)
Guiyang
13 (0) M 5.2
81 (-43)
Putian
13 (-60) M 4.8
82 (-3)
León de los Aldama
13 (-10) M 4.6
83 (+36)
Córdoba
12 (+2) M 5.1
83 (+7)
Sharjah
12 (-5) M 5.1
85 (-28)
Santiago de los Caballeros
12 (-33) M 5.0
86 (-35)
Rawalpindi
12 (-45) M 4.8
86 (-80)
Addis Ababa
12 (-240) M 4.8
88 (-33)
Santo Domingo
11 (-38) M 5.0
88 (+24)
Dhaka
11 (0) M 5.0
90 (-3)
Adana
11 (-8) M 4.9
90 (+24)
San Diego
11 (0) M 4.9
92 (-29)
Yangon
10 (-27) M 5.2
93 (+18)
Yerevan
10 (-2) M 5.1
94 (+35)
Los Angeles
10 (+2) M 4.9
95 (-1)
Dubai
9 (-6) M 4.9
95 (-7)
Gujranwala
9 (-9) M 4.9
97 (-56)
Jinjiang
9 (-63) M 4.8
97 (-56)
Quanzhou
9 (-63) M 4.8
99 (-15)
Cali
8 (-12) M 5.3
100 (-42)
Tashkent
8 (-35) M 5.2
100 (+35)
Kunming
8 (+1) M 5.2
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.