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 Taipei (Taiwan). It therefore ranks at the top of our 2024 city earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of Taipei, 261 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Taipei had a magnitude of 7.4.

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2024: Top cities by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank City Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+13)
Taipei
261 (+115) M 7.4
1 (+11)
Taichung
261 (+100) M 7.4
3 (+12)
Kaohsiung
248 (+104) M 7.4
4 (+3)
Saitama
230 (-31) M 7.5
5 (+71)
Almaty
204 (+177) M 7.0
6 (-5)
Davao
203 (-899) M 6.7
7 (+15)
Nagoya
192 (+96) M 7.5
8
Tokyo
179 (-70) M 7.5
9
Sendai
125 (-122) M 6.1
10 (-6)
Malingao
116 (-532) M 5.8
11 (-5)
Budta
113 (-524) M 5.8
12 (+51)
Kyoto
97 (+59) M 6.2
13 (-3)
Kawasaki
83 (-138) M 5.6
14 (-3)
Yokohama
73 (-142) M 5.6
15 (+33)
Semarang
51 (-5) M 6.4
16 (+25)
Surabaya
49 (-16) M 6.4
17 (+11)
Iztapalapa
47 (-43) M 4.7
18 (+11)
Puebla
46 (-43) M 4.8
19 (-6)
Kabul
44 (-112) M 6.4
20 (+13)
Mexico City
43 (-38) M 4.7
21 (+17)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
42 (-35) M 4.7
22 (-5)
Peshawar
35 (-97) M 6.4
23 (+17)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
35 (-32) M 4.7
24 (-4)
Sapporo
34 (-65) M 5.4
25 (+42)
Osaka
32 (0) M 5.1
26 (-1)
Medellín
31 (-60) M 5.6
27 (+19)
Lima
31 (-27) M 5.2
28 (-12)
Guadalajara
31 (-105) M 4.9
29 (-10)
Santiago
29 (-95) M 5.1
30 (-12)
Zapopan
29 (-99) M 4.9
31 (+8)
Guayaquil
29 (-41) M 4.8
32 (+4)
Bandung
28 (-50) M 5.6
33 (-9)
Depok
27 (-65) M 5.6
34 (-3)
Bekasi
25 (-58) M 5.6
34 (-4)
Jakarta
25 (-62) M 5.6
34 (-11)
South Tangerang
25 (-70) M 5.6
34 (-13)
Tangerang
25 (-72) M 5.6
38 (-4)
Manila
25 (-55) M 5.0
38 (-6)
Caloocan City
25 (-56) M 5.0
38 (-4)
Quezon City
25 (-55) M 5.0
41 (+10)
Ecatepec de Morelos
25 (-22) M 4.7
42 (-5)
Bogotá
23 (-54) M 5.6
43 (-41)
Gaziantep
23 (-704) M 5.0
44 (+8)
Medan
23 (-23) M 4.7
45 (-42)
Aleppo
22 (-680) M 5.0
46 (-1)
La Paz
15 (-44) M 5.3
47 (-42)
Adana
15 (-631) M 4.5
48 (-5)
Santo Domingo
15 (-48) M 4.2
49 (+18)
Kobe
14 (-18) M 4.9
50 (+25)
Tijuana
14 (-14) M 4.8
51 (+48)
Fukuoka
13 (-4) M 6.3
52 (+8)
İzmir
13 (-26) M 5.1
53 (+56)
Putian
13 (-1) M 5.0
54 (+55)
Hiroshima
12 (-2) M 6.3
55 (-8)
Santiago de los Caballeros
12 (-46) M 4.2
56 (+10)
Chattogram
11 (-21) M 4.9
57 (-7)
Quito
11 (-40) M 4.8
57 (+19)
San Diego
11 (-16) M 4.8
59 (+41)
Gujranwala
10 (-7) M 5.2
59 (+47)
Lahore
10 (-4) M 5.2
61 (+4)
Mandalay
10 (-26) M 4.9
62 (+55)
Los Angeles
10 (-1) M 4.8
63 (+43)
Amritsar
9 (-5) M 5.2
64 (-6)
Sharjah
9 (-30) M 5.0
65 (+18)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
9 (-15) M 4.6
65 (+18)
Basrah
9 (-15) M 4.6
67 (+29)
Ankara
8 (-11) M 5.6
68 (+17)
Palembang
8 (-15) M 5.3
69 (+37)
Ludhiāna
8 (-6) M 5.2
70 (-15)
Shiraz
8 (-35) M 4.9
71 (-22)
León de los Aldama
8 (-45) M 4.6
71 (+15)
Isfahan
8 (-15) M 4.6
71 (+8)
Dubai
8 (-18) M 4.6
71 (+57)
Jinjiang
8 (0) M 4.6
71 (+63)
Quanzhou
8 (+1) M 4.6
76 (+16)
Bursa
7 (-13) M 5.1
77 (-24)
Yerevan
7 (-39) M 4.7
77 (+12)
Tbilisi
7 (-15) M 4.7
79 (+55)
Xiamen
7 (0) M 4.6
80 (-10)
Tashkent
6 (-24) M 5.0
81 (+48)
Multan
6 (-2) M 4.8
82 (-23)
Meishan
6 (-33) M 4.6
83 (+21)
Istanbul
6 (-9) M 4.3
84 (-4)
Cali
5 (-20) M 5.6
85 (+10)
Liupanshui
5 (-15) M 5.0
85 (-29)
Zigong
5 (-35) M 5.0
87 (+36)
Maracaibo
5 (-5) M 4.9
88 (-35)
Tabriz
5 (-41) M 4.8
88 (-14)
Baku
5 (-23) M 4.8
90 (+28)
Córdoba
5 (-6) M 4.7
91 (+111)
Algiers
5 (+3) M 4.6
92 (+46)
Faisalabad
5 (-1) M 4.5
93 (+3)
Makassar
5 (-14) M 4.3
94 (-3)
Belgrade
4 (-16) M 5.4
95 (-22)
Bijie
4 (-25) M 5.0
96 (+50)
Barquisimeto
4 (-1) M 4.9
96 (+50)
Valencia
4 (-1) M 4.9
96 (+69)
Maracay
4 (+1) M 4.9
99 (-35)
Chengdu
4 (-32) M 4.6
99 (-37)
Neijiang
4 (-34) M 4.6
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2024.