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, 985 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
985 (+393) M 7.8
2 (+1)
Malingao
889 (+454) M 7.8
3 (+1)
Budta
876 (+458) M 7.8
4 (+1)
Sendai
356 (-7) M 7.4
5 (+21)
Puebla
178 (+73) M 6.5
6 (+17)
Iztapalapa
154 (+43) M 6.5
7 (+8)
Tokyo
141 (-16) M 5.8
8 (+5)
Saitama
139 (-32) M 5.8
9 (+7)
Kawasaki
134 (-19) M 5.8
9 (+8)
Yokohama
134 (-14) M 5.8
11
Sapporo
120 (-84) M 6.0
12 (+9)
Santiago
113 (-12) M 6.0
13 (+16)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
112 (+8) M 6.5
14 (+16)
Quezon City
111 (+13) M 5.3
15 (+16)
Manila
110 (+13) M 5.3
16 (+15)
Caloocan City
109 (+12) M 5.3
17 (-3)
Kabul
105 (-64) M 6.1
18 (+9)
Mexico City
103 (-2) M 6.5
19 (-10)
Taipei
102 (-104) M 5.8
20 (-10)
Taichung
101 (-104) M 5.8
21 (-13)
Kaohsiung
100 (-107) M 5.6
22 (+28)
Medellín
99 (+40) M 7.4
23 (-5)
Peshawar
90 (-57) M 6.1
24 (+25)
Bogotá
80 (+20) M 7.4
25 (+18)
South Tangerang
77 (+5) M 6.5
26 (+13)
Depok
76 (+3) M 6.5
26 (+17)
Tangerang
76 (+4) M 6.5
28 (+11)
Jakarta
71 (-2) M 6.5
29 (-22)
Mandalay
71 (-143) M 5.8
30 (+24)
Fukuoka
70 (+17) M 6.8
31 (+30)
Hiroshima
69 (+30) M 6.8
32 (+5)
Bandung
68 (-6) M 6.5
33 (+1)
Nagoya
68 (-12) M 5.7
34 (+9)
Bekasi
65 (-7) M 6.5
35 (+49)
Cali
63 (+43) M 7.4
36 (+29)
Zigong
63 (+28) M 5.5
37 (+29)
Meishan
61 (+28) M 5.5
38 (+31)
Chengdu
59 (+28) M 5.5
38 (+30)
Neijiang
59 (+28) M 5.5
40 (-16)
Shiraz
58 (-52) M 5.3
41 (-8)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
55 (-40) M 4.8
42 (+29)
Bijie
54 (+27) M 5.2
43 (+10)
Medan
52 (-2) M 6.9
44 (+33)
Nanchong
49 (+26) M 5.5
45 (-23)
Guayaquil
46 (-69) M 5.1
46 (+13)
Kyoto
44 (+2) M 5.7
47 (+33)
Chongqing
44 (+22) M 5.2
47 (+42)
Zunyi
44 (+27) M 5.2
49 (-13)
Lima
42 (-34) M 5.8
50 (+35)
Liupanshui
41 (+22) M 5.2
51 (-16)
La Paz
39 (-40) M 4.9
52 (-6)
Ecatepec de Morelos
39 (-32) M 4.8
53 (-28)
Guadalajara
39 (-70) M 4.6
54 (+10)
Osaka
38 (+2) M 5.7
55 (-27)
Zapopan
38 (-66) M 4.6
56
Semarang
36 (-13) M 5.8
57 (-45)
Kathmandu
36 (-153) M 5.2
58 (+9)
Kobe
35 (+3) M 5.7
59 (-57)
İzmir
34 (-513) M 5.0
60 (+10)
Isfahan
33 (+3) M 4.9
61 (-1)
Chattogram
32 (-8) M 5.0
62 (+10)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
31 (+4) M 4.9
63 (+9)
Basrah
30 (+3) M 4.9
64 (-12)
Surabaya
29 (-25) M 5.8
65 (+34)
Guiyang
29 (+16) M 5.2
66 (+9)
Barquisimeto
28 (+5) M 7.5
66 (+62)
Valencia
28 (+20) M 7.5
66 (+123)
Maracay
28 (+25) M 7.5
69 (+13)
Gaziantep
28 (+7) M 5.4
70 (+12)
Aleppo
27 (+6) M 5.4
71 (+6)
Mianyang
26 (+3) M 5.5
72 (-24)
Quito
25 (-41) M 5.2
73 (+116)
Caracas
24 (+21) M 7.5
74 (-12)
Almaty
23 (-14) M 5.0
75 (+45)
Baghdad
21 (+11) M 5.2
76 (-57)
Bursa
21 (-111) M 5.0
77 (+29)
Baku
20 (+8) M 5.6
78 (-21)
Santiago de los Caballeros
20 (-25) M 5.0
78 (-23)
Santo Domingo
20 (-29) M 5.0
80 (+46)
Port-au-Prince
19 (+10) M 5.8
81 (+151)
Xining
18 (+17) M 5.8
82 (+8)
Sharjah
18 (+1) M 5.1
83 (+3)
Palembang
18 (-1) M 5.0
84 (+51)
Kunming
17 (+10) M 5.2
85 (-34)
Rawalpindi
17 (-40) M 4.9
86 (+1)
Adana
16 (-3) M 4.9
87 (-49)
Putian
16 (-57) M 4.8
88 (-7)
Multan
15 (-6) M 5.3
89 (+13)
Ürümqi
15 (+2) M 5.2
90 (+13)
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
15 (+2) M 5.1
90 (+13)
Mosul
15 (+2) M 5.1
92 (-72)
Istanbul
15 (-115) M 4.9
93 (-87)
Addis Ababa
15 (-237) M 4.8
94 (-15)
León de los Aldama
15 (-8) M 4.6
95 (+17)
Dhaka
14 (+3) M 5.0
96 (-33)
Yangon
13 (-24) M 5.2
97 (-3)
Dubai
13 (-2) M 4.9
97 (+11)
Amritsar
13 (+1) M 4.9
97 (-9)
Gujranwala
13 (-5) M 4.9
100 (-42)
Tashkent
12 (-31) M 5.2
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.