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 2024 is Taichung (Taiwan). It therefore ranks at the top of our 2024 city earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Taichung, 572 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Taichung had a magnitude of 7.4.

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2024: Top cities by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank City Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+11)
Taichung
572 (+411) M 7.4
2 (+12)
Taipei
569 (+423) M 7.4
3 (+12)
Kaohsiung
558 (+414) M 7.4
4 (-3)
Davao
496 (-606) M 7.1
5 (+2)
Saitama
332 (+71) M 7.5
6 (-2)
Malingao
317 (-331) M 7.1
7 (-1)
Budta
305 (-332) M 7.1
8
Tokyo
280 (+31) M 7.5
9
Sendai
233 (-14) M 6.1
10 (+12)
Nagoya
231 (+135) M 7.5
11 (+65)
Almaty
227 (+200) M 7.0
12 (-2)
Kawasaki
170 (-51) M 5.6
13 (-2)
Yokohama
155 (-60) M 5.6
14 (-1)
Kabul
119 (-37) M 6.4
15 (+48)
Kyoto
114 (+76) M 6.2
16 (+12)
Iztapalapa
99 (+9) M 5.3
17
Peshawar
95 (-37) M 6.4
18 (+15)
Mexico City
94 (+13) M 5.3
19 (+10)
Puebla
92 (+3) M 5.3
20 (+18)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
90 (+13) M 5.3
21 (+20)
Surabaya
89 (+24) M 6.4
22 (+26)
Semarang
88 (+32) M 6.4
23 (-4)
Santiago
82 (-42) M 5.1
24 (+16)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
78 (+11) M 5.3
25 (+11)
Bandung
76 (-2) M 6.1
26 (-6)
Sapporo
67 (-32) M 5.4
27 (-3)
Depok
65 (-27) M 6.1
28 (+3)
Bekasi
63 (-20) M 6.1
28 (+2)
Jakarta
63 (-24) M 6.1
28 (-5)
South Tangerang
63 (-32) M 6.1
28 (-7)
Tangerang
63 (-34) M 6.1
32 (+19)
Ecatepec de Morelos
63 (+16) M 5.3
33 (-8)
Medellín
62 (-29) M 5.6
34 (+5)
Guayaquil
62 (-8) M 5.1
35 (-1)
Manila
59 (-21) M 5.3
35 (-3)
Caloocan City
59 (-22) M 5.3
35 (-1)
Quezon City
59 (-21) M 5.3
38 (+8)
Lima
58 (0) M 5.2
39 (-2)
Bogotá
54 (-23) M 5.6
40 (-24)
Guadalajara
52 (-83) M 4.9
41 (+58)
Fukuoka
51 (+34) M 7.1
42 (-24)
Zapopan
49 (-78) M 4.9
43 (+2)
La Paz
47 (-12) M 5.6
44 (-42)
Gaziantep
46 (-681) M 5.2
45 (+21)
Osaka
46 (+14) M 5.1
46 (-43)
Aleppo
43 (-659) M 5.2
47 (+5)
Medan
40 (-6) M 5.1
48 (-5)
Santo Domingo
38 (-25) M 5.6
49 (-44)
Adana
35 (-611) M 5.2
50 (+59)
Putian
34 (+20) M 5.2
51 (-4)
Santiago de los Caballeros
34 (-24) M 4.5
52 (+8)
İzmir
33 (-6) M 5.1
53 (+56)
Hiroshima
30 (+16) M 6.3
54 (+11)
Mandalay
30 (-6) M 5.4
55 (+11)
Kobe
29 (-3) M 4.9
55 (-5)
Quito
29 (-22) M 4.9
55 (+19)
Tijuana
29 (+1) M 4.9
58 (-3)
Shiraz
28 (-15) M 5.1
59 (+17)
San Diego
27 (0) M 4.9
60 (+8)
Chattogram
26 (-5) M 4.9
61 (+56)
Los Angeles
23 (+12) M 5.2
62 (+27)
Tbilisi
23 (+1) M 4.9
63 (+20)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
23 (-1) M 4.7
64 (-15)
León de los Aldama
22 (-30) M 4.6
65 (+20)
Palembang
21 (-2) M 5.3
66 (+20)
Isfahan
21 (-2) M 4.7
66 (+17)
Basrah
21 (-3) M 4.7
68 (-10)
Sharjah
20 (-19) M 5.1
69 (-16)
Yerevan
18 (-28) M 4.9
70 (+10)
Cali
16 (-9) M 5.6
71 (+29)
Gujranwala
16 (-1) M 5.1
71 (+8)
Dubai
16 (-10) M 5.1
71 (+21)
Bursa
16 (-4) M 5.1
74 (-1)
Baku
16 (-12) M 4.9
75 (+20)
Liupanshui
15 (-5) M 5.2
76 (+47)
Maracaibo
15 (+5) M 4.9
77 (-5)
Bijie
14 (-15) M 5.2
78 (+28)
Amritsar
14 (0) M 5.1
79 (-23)
Zigong
14 (-26) M 5.0
79 (-9)
Tashkent
14 (-16) M 5.0
81 (-22)
Meishan
14 (-25) M 4.6
82 (+14)
Ankara
13 (-6) M 5.6
83 (-2)
Bucharest
13 (-11) M 5.2
84 (+22)
Lahore
13 (-1) M 5.1
85 (+19)
Istanbul
13 (-2) M 4.7
86 (+42)
Jinjiang
13 (+5) M 4.6
86 (+48)
Quanzhou
13 (+6) M 4.6
88 (-13)
Kathmandu
13 (-14) M 4.5
89 (-36)
Tabriz
12 (-34) M 4.9
90 (+28)
Córdoba
11 (0) M 6.0
91 (-13)
Rawalpindi
11 (-15) M 5.1
91 (+38)
Multan
11 (+3) M 5.1
93 (-51)
Mashhad
11 (-54) M 4.9
94 (+2)
Makassar
11 (-8) M 4.8
95 (+6)
Guiyang
10 (-6) M 5.2
95 (-7)
Zunyi
10 (-12) M 5.2
97 (+9)
Ludhiāna
10 (-4) M 5.0
98 (-6)
Baghdad
10 (-10) M 4.9
98 (+48)
Barquisimeto
10 (+5) M 4.9
100 (-36)
Chengdu
10 (-26) M 4.6
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2024.