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, 122 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
122 (-470) M 6.4
2 (+1)
Malingao
114 (-322) M 6.4
3 (+1)
Budta
113 (-306) M 6.4
4 (+22)
Puebla
78 (-27) M 6.5
5 (+18)
Iztapalapa
71 (-40) M 6.5
6 (+23)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
44 (-60) M 6.5
7 (+20)
Mexico City
40 (-65) M 6.5
8 (+3)
Sapporo
37 (-164) M 5.3
9 (-4)
Sendai
32 (-330) M 5.1
10 (+3)
Saitama
24 (-146) M 5.1
11 (+4)
Tokyo
23 (-133) M 5.1
12 (+4)
Kawasaki
21 (-131) M 5.1
12 (+5)
Yokohama
21 (-126) M 5.1
14 (-4)
Taichung
17 (-188) M 5.0
15 (-1)
Kabul
17 (-152) M 4.5
16 (-8)
Kaohsiung
16 (-191) M 5.0
17 (+1)
Peshawar
15 (-131) M 4.8
18 (+40)
Kyoto
14 (-28) M 5.7
19 (+15)
Nagoya
14 (-66) M 5.1
20 (-11)
Taipei
14 (-192) M 5.0
21
Santiago
14 (-111) M 4.6
22 (+11)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
13 (-82) M 6.5
23 (-21)
İzmir
12 (-534) M 4.9
24 (+32)
Semarang
11 (-38) M 5.8
25 (+39)
Osaka
10 (-26) M 5.7
26 (+28)
Medan
10 (-43) M 4.9
26 (-6)
Istanbul
10 (-119) M 4.9
26 (-7)
Bursa
10 (-121) M 4.9
29 (-22)
Mandalay
9 (-205) M 5.8
29 (+23)
Surabaya
9 (-45) M 5.8
31 (+36)
Kobe
9 (-23) M 5.7
32 (+3)
La Paz
8 (-70) M 4.6
33 (-8)
Guadalajara
8 (-101) M 4.2
34 (-6)
Zapopan
7 (-97) M 4.2
35 (+26)
Hiroshima
6 (-33) M 5.7
36 (-12)
Shiraz
6 (-104) M 5.2
37 (+35)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
6 (-21) M 4.8
37 (+35)
Basrah
6 (-21) M 4.8
39 (+7)
Ecatepec de Morelos
6 (-65) M 4.7
40 (-4)
Lima
6 (-71) M 4.5
41 (+10)
Rawalpindi
5 (-51) M 4.8
42 (-30)
Kathmandu
5 (-184) M 4.6
43 (+22)
Zigong
4 (-31) M 5.2
44 (+42)
Palembang
4 (-15) M 5.0
45 (+4)
Bogotá
4 (-55) M 4.9
45 (+69)
Tijuana
4 (-7) M 4.9
45 (+69)
San Diego
4 (-7) M 4.9
48 (+34)
Aleppo
4 (-17) M 4.6
48 (+34)
Gaziantep
4 (-17) M 4.6
48 (+22)
Isfahan
4 (-26) M 4.6
51 (-14)
Bandung
4 (-70) M 4.5
51 (-8)
Bekasi
4 (-67) M 4.5
51 (-10)
Depok
4 (-68) M 4.5
51 (-8)
South Tangerang
4 (-67) M 4.5
51 (-8)
Tangerang
4 (-67) M 4.5
51 (-10)
Jakarta
4 (-68) M 4.5
57 (+57)
Lanzhou
3 (-8) M 5.5
57 (+40)
Tianshui
3 (-10) M 5.5
59 (+12)
Bijie
3 (-24) M 5.2
60 (-10)
Medellín
3 (-55) M 4.9
60 (+69)
Los Angeles
3 (-5) M 4.9
62
Almaty
3 (-34) M 4.7
62 (+6)
Neijiang
3 (-28) M 4.7
64 (-1)
Yangon
3 (-34) M 4.5
65 (+56)
San Jose
3 (-7) M 4.4
66 (+21)
Adana
3 (-16) M 4.2
67 (+12)
León de los Aldama
3 (-20) M 4.1
68 (+67)
Kunming
2 (-5) M 5.2
68 (+61)
Qujing
2 (-6) M 5.2
68 (+17)
Liupanshui
2 (-17) M 5.2
71 (+19)
Sharjah
2 (-15) M 5.1
72 (+16)
Gujranwala
2 (-15) M 4.8
72 (+22)
Lahore
2 (-12) M 4.8
72 (+36)
Amritsar
2 (-10) M 4.8
75 (+32)
Baoji
2 (-10) M 4.7
75 (-6)
Chengdu
2 (-29) M 4.7
75 (-9)
Meishan
2 (-31) M 4.7
78 (-3)
Maracaibo
2 (-21) M 4.6
78 (-56)
Guayaquil
2 (-113) M 4.6
78 (-30)
Quito
2 (-64) M 4.6
78 (+186)
Milan
2 (+1) M 4.6
78 (+31)
Rome
2 (-10) M 4.6
83 (+36)
Córdoba
2 (-8) M 4.5
84 (new)
Dhanbad
2 M 4.4
84 (new)
Jamshedpur
2 M 4.4
86 (-12)
Makassar
2 (-24) M 4.3
86 (-33)
Fukuoka
2 (-51) M 4.3
88 (+69)
Kuala Lumpur
2 (-3) M 4.2
88 (+24)
Dhaka
2 (-9) M 4.2
90 (new)
Amman
2 M 4.1
90 (+91)
Damascus
2 (-1) M 4.1
92 (+34)
Port-au-Prince
1 (-8) M 5.5
93 (new)
Dar es Salaam
1 M 5.3
94 (+8)
Ürümqi
1 (-12) M 5.0
95 (-89)
Addis Ababa
1 (-251) M 4.8
95 (new)
Antananarivo
1 M 4.8
97 (+2)
Guiyang
1 (-12) M 4.7
97 (-8)
Zunyi
1 (-16) M 4.7
99 (-68)
Caloocan City
1 (-97) M 4.6
99 (-68)
Manila
1 (-97) M 4.6
99 (-69)
Quezon City
1 (-98) M 4.6
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.