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, 903 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
903 (+311) M 7.8
2 (+1)
Malingao
825 (+390) M 7.8
3 (+1)
Budta
812 (+394) M 7.8
4 (+1)
Sendai
317 (-46) M 7.4
5 (+21)
Puebla
168 (+63) M 6.5
6 (+17)
Iztapalapa
144 (+33) M 6.5
7 (+6)
Saitama
118 (-53) M 5.8
7 (+8)
Tokyo
118 (-39) M 5.8
9 (+7)
Kawasaki
113 (-40) M 5.8
10 (+7)
Yokohama
112 (-36) M 5.8
11 (+18)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
104 (0) M 6.5
12 (-1)
Sapporo
103 (-101) M 5.9
13 (+8)
Santiago
102 (-23) M 6.0
14 (+16)
Quezon City
97 (-1) M 5.1
15 (+12)
Mexico City
95 (-10) M 6.5
16 (+15)
Manila
95 (-2) M 5.1
16 (+15)
Caloocan City
95 (-2) M 5.1
18 (-4)
Kabul
88 (-81) M 6.1
19 (-10)
Taipei
84 (-122) M 5.8
20 (-10)
Taichung
83 (-122) M 5.8
21 (-13)
Kaohsiung
79 (-128) M 5.3
22 (-4)
Peshawar
73 (-74) M 6.1
23 (-16)
Mandalay
63 (-151) M 5.8
24 (+37)
Hiroshima
60 (+21) M 6.8
25 (+9)
Nagoya
60 (-20) M 5.7
26 (+28)
Fukuoka
59 (+6) M 6.8
27 (+16)
Tangerang
56 (-16) M 5.3
28 (+15)
South Tangerang
55 (-17) M 5.3
29 (+10)
Depok
54 (-19) M 5.3
29 (+10)
Jakarta
54 (-19) M 5.3
31 (+34)
Zigong
52 (+17) M 5.2
31 (+35)
Meishan
52 (+19) M 5.2
33 (-9)
Shiraz
50 (-60) M 5.3
33 (+10)
Bekasi
50 (-22) M 5.3
35 (+34)
Chengdu
50 (+19) M 5.2
35 (+33)
Neijiang
50 (+19) M 5.2
37 (-4)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
49 (-46) M 4.8
38 (-1)
Bandung
47 (-27) M 5.3
39 (+32)
Bijie
43 (+16) M 5.2
40 (+13)
Medan
41 (-13) M 6.9
41 (+18)
Kyoto
40 (-2) M 5.7
42 (+35)
Nanchong
40 (+17) M 5.2
43 (+7)
Medellín
39 (-20) M 7.4
44 (-22)
Guayaquil
39 (-76) M 5.1
45 (-9)
Lima
38 (-38) M 5.8
46 (+3)
Bogotá
37 (-23) M 7.4
47 (+33)
Chongqing
36 (+14) M 5.2
48 (-2)
Ecatepec de Morelos
36 (-35) M 4.8
49 (+40)
Zunyi
35 (+18) M 5.2
50 (-25)
Guadalajara
35 (-74) M 4.6
51 (+13)
Osaka
34 (-2) M 5.7
52 (-24)
Zapopan
34 (-70) M 4.6
53 (-51)
İzmir
33 (-514) M 5.0
54 (-19)
La Paz
33 (-46) M 4.9
55 (+12)
Kobe
31 (-1) M 5.7
56 (-44)
Kathmandu
31 (-158) M 4.8
57 (-1)
Semarang
30 (-19) M 5.8
58 (+27)
Liupanshui
30 (+11) M 5.2
59 (+13)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
29 (+2) M 4.9
60 (+12)
Basrah
28 (+1) M 4.9
61 (-1)
Chattogram
27 (-13) M 5.0
62 (+8)
Isfahan
27 (-3) M 4.9
63 (-11)
Surabaya
24 (-30) M 5.8
64 (+13)
Mianyang
24 (+1) M 5.0
65 (+63)
Valencia
23 (+15) M 7.5
65 (+10)
Barquisimeto
23 (0) M 7.5
67 (+15)
Gaziantep
23 (+2) M 5.4
68 (-20)
Quito
23 (-43) M 5.2
69 (+120)
Maracay
22 (+19) M 7.5
70 (+12)
Aleppo
22 (+1) M 5.4
71 (+28)
Guiyang
22 (+9) M 5.2
72 (-53)
Bursa
21 (-111) M 5.0
73 (-11)
Almaty
20 (-17) M 5.0
74 (+115)
Caracas
18 (+15) M 7.5
75 (+31)
Baku
18 (+6) M 5.6
76 (+44)
Baghdad
17 (+7) M 5.2
77 (+13)
Sharjah
17 (0) M 5.1
78 (+48)
Port-au-Prince
16 (+7) M 5.8
79 (+2)
Multan
15 (-6) M 5.3
80 (+6)
Palembang
15 (-4) M 5.0
81 (-61)
Istanbul
15 (-115) M 4.9
82 (-44)
Putian
15 (-58) M 4.8
83 (+19)
Ürümqi
14 (+1) M 5.2
84 (-27)
Santiago de los Caballeros
14 (-31) M 5.0
84 (-29)
Santo Domingo
14 (-35) M 5.0
86 (-35)
Rawalpindi
14 (-43) M 4.8
86 (-80)
Addis Ababa
14 (-238) M 4.8
88 (-9)
León de los Aldama
14 (-9) M 4.6
89 (-5)
Cali
13 (-7) M 7.4
90 (-3)
Adana
13 (-6) M 4.9
91 (+141)
Xining
12 (+11) M 5.8
92 (+43)
Kunming
12 (+5) M 5.2
93 (+10)
Mosul
12 (-1) M 5.1
93 (+10)
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
12 (-1) M 5.1
93 (+26)
Córdoba
12 (+2) M 5.1
96 (+18)
San Diego
12 (+1) M 4.9
96 (-2)
Dubai
12 (-3) M 4.9
98 (-35)
Yangon
11 (-26) M 5.2
99 (+13)
Dhaka
11 (0) M 5.0
100 (+29)
Los Angeles
11 (+3) M 4.9
100 (-12)
Gujranwala
11 (-7) M 4.9
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.