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, 956 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
956 (+364) M 7.8
2 (+1)
Malingao
869 (+434) M 7.8
3 (+1)
Budta
857 (+439) M 7.8
4 (+1)
Sendai
338 (-25) M 7.4
5 (+21)
Puebla
173 (+68) M 6.5
6 (+17)
Iztapalapa
150 (+39) M 6.5
7 (+8)
Tokyo
130 (-27) M 5.8
8 (+5)
Saitama
129 (-42) M 5.8
9 (+8)
Yokohama
125 (-23) M 5.8
10 (+6)
Kawasaki
124 (-29) M 5.8
11
Sapporo
116 (-88) M 6.0
12 (+17)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
110 (+6) M 6.5
13 (+8)
Santiago
107 (-18) M 6.0
14 (+16)
Quezon City
104 (+6) M 5.3
15 (+16)
Manila
102 (+5) M 5.3
15 (+16)
Caloocan City
102 (+5) M 5.3
17 (+10)
Mexico City
101 (-4) M 6.5
18 (-4)
Kabul
101 (-68) M 6.1
19 (-9)
Taichung
92 (-113) M 5.8
20 (-11)
Taipei
91 (-115) M 5.8
21 (-13)
Kaohsiung
89 (-118) M 5.5
22 (-4)
Peshawar
86 (-61) M 6.1
23 (-16)
Mandalay
69 (-145) M 5.8
24 (+19)
Tangerang
67 (-5) M 5.8
25 (+18)
South Tangerang
66 (-6) M 5.8
26 (+13)
Depok
65 (-8) M 5.8
27 (+34)
Hiroshima
64 (+25) M 6.8
28 (+26)
Fukuoka
63 (+10) M 6.8
29 (+10)
Jakarta
63 (-10) M 5.8
30 (+4)
Nagoya
62 (-18) M 5.8
31 (+34)
Zigong
59 (+24) M 5.4
32 (+34)
Meishan
58 (+25) M 5.4
33 (+10)
Bekasi
58 (-14) M 5.3
34 (+16)
Medellín
56 (-3) M 7.4
35 (+34)
Chengdu
56 (+25) M 5.4
35 (+33)
Neijiang
56 (+25) M 5.4
37 (-13)
Shiraz
56 (-54) M 5.3
37
Bandung
56 (-18) M 5.3
39 (-6)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
53 (-42) M 4.8
40 (+13)
Medan
50 (-4) M 6.9
41 (+8)
Bogotá
49 (-11) M 7.4
42 (+29)
Bijie
49 (+22) M 5.2
43 (+34)
Nanchong
46 (+23) M 5.4
44 (-22)
Guayaquil
44 (-71) M 5.1
45 (+35)
Chongqing
41 (+19) M 5.2
46 (+13)
Kyoto
40 (-2) M 5.7
47 (+42)
Zunyi
40 (+23) M 5.2
48 (-12)
Lima
39 (-37) M 5.8
49 (-3)
Ecatepec de Morelos
39 (-32) M 4.8
50 (+35)
Liupanshui
35 (+16) M 5.2
51 (-16)
La Paz
35 (-44) M 4.9
52 (-27)
Guadalajara
35 (-74) M 4.6
53 (+11)
Osaka
34 (-2) M 5.7
54 (-42)
Kathmandu
34 (-155) M 5.2
55 (-53)
İzmir
34 (-513) M 5.0
56 (-28)
Zapopan
34 (-70) M 4.6
57 (-1)
Semarang
33 (-16) M 5.8
58 (+12)
Isfahan
32 (+2) M 4.9
59 (+8)
Kobe
31 (-1) M 5.7
60
Chattogram
31 (-9) M 5.0
61 (+11)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
31 (+4) M 4.9
62 (+10)
Basrah
30 (+3) M 4.9
63 (-11)
Surabaya
28 (-26) M 5.8
64 (+13)
Mianyang
26 (+3) M 5.4
64 (+18)
Gaziantep
26 (+5) M 5.4
66 (+33)
Guiyang
26 (+13) M 5.2
67 (+61)
Valencia
25 (+17) M 7.5
67 (+122)
Maracay
25 (+22) M 7.5
67 (+8)
Barquisimeto
25 (+2) M 7.5
70 (+12)
Aleppo
25 (+4) M 5.4
71 (+13)
Cali
24 (+4) M 7.4
72 (-24)
Quito
24 (-42) M 5.2
73 (+47)
Baghdad
23 (+13) M 5.2
74 (-12)
Almaty
22 (-15) M 5.0
75 (+114)
Caracas
21 (+18) M 7.5
76 (-57)
Bursa
21 (-111) M 5.0
77 (+29)
Baku
19 (+7) M 5.6
78 (+12)
Sharjah
18 (+1) M 5.1
79 (+153)
Xining
17 (+16) M 5.8
80 (-25)
Santo Domingo
17 (-32) M 5.0
80 (+6)
Palembang
17 (-2) M 5.0
82 (+44)
Port-au-Prince
16 (+7) M 5.8
83 (+20)
Mosul
16 (+3) M 5.1
83 (+20)
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
16 (+3) M 5.1
85 (-28)
Santiago de los Caballeros
16 (-29) M 5.0
86 (-35)
Rawalpindi
16 (-41) M 4.9
87 (-6)
Multan
15 (-6) M 5.3
88 (+14)
Ürümqi
15 (+2) M 5.2
89 (-69)
Istanbul
15 (-115) M 4.9
89 (-2)
Adana
15 (-4) M 4.9
91 (-53)
Putian
15 (-58) M 4.8
92 (-86)
Addis Ababa
14 (-238) M 4.8
93 (-14)
León de los Aldama
14 (-9) M 4.6
94 (-31)
Yangon
13 (-24) M 5.2
94 (+41)
Kunming
13 (+6) M 5.2
96 (+16)
Dhaka
13 (+2) M 5.0
97 (-3)
Dubai
13 (-2) M 4.9
98 (+21)
Córdoba
12 (+2) M 5.1
99 (+15)
San Diego
12 (+1) M 4.9
99 (+9)
Amritsar
12 (0) M 4.9
99 (-11)
Gujranwala
12 (-6) M 4.9
99 (+30)
Los Angeles
12 (+4) M 4.9
99 (+13)
Tbilisi
12 (+1) M 4.9
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.