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 2025 is İzmir (Türkiye). It therefore ranks at the top of our 2025 city earthquake list. Within 300 kilometers of İzmir, 424 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near İzmir had a magnitude of 6.2.

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2025: Top cities by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank City Earthquakes Strongest
1 (+53)
İzmir
424 (+380) M 6.2
2 (+18)
Addis Ababa
248 (+138) M 5.9
3 (+73)
Kathmandu
163 (+140) M 7.1
4
Davao
143 (-439) M 5.9
5 (+53)
Mandalay
131 (+92) M 7.7
6 (-4)
Taipei
114 (-511) M 6.0
7 (-1)
Malingao
114 (-261) M 5.9
8 (-7)
Taichung
113 (-517) M 6.0
9 (-6)
Kaohsiung
111 (-498) M 6.0
10 (-3)
Budta
111 (-252) M 5.9
11 (-2)
Sendai
79 (-216) M 5.2
12 (+29)
Guadalajara
64 (-4) M 6.2
13 (+30)
Zapopan
61 (-3) M 6.2
14 (-9)
Saitama
59 (-322) M 5.1
15 (+35)
Putian
56 (+8) M 6.0
16 (+51)
Jinjiang
55 (+28) M 6.0
16 (+51)
Quanzhou
55 (+28) M 6.0
18 (-6)
Kawasaki
55 (-169) M 5.1
19 (+55)
Xiamen
54 (+31) M 6.0
20 (-12)
Tokyo
54 (-278) M 5.1
21 (-8)
Yokohama
52 (-154) M 5.1
22 (+33)
Shiraz
50 (+8) M 5.2
23 (-9)
Kabul
49 (-112) M 5.7
24 (-5)
Santiago
49 (-61) M 4.8
25 (-8)
Iztapalapa
48 (-69) M 5.6
26 (-10)
Peshawar
47 (-84) M 5.7
27 (-6)
Mexico City
47 (-61) M 5.6
28 (-6)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
46 (-58) M 5.6
29 (+10)
Guayaquil
45 (-27) M 5.5
30 (-3)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
43 (-43) M 5.6
31 (-5)
Sapporo
43 (-50) M 5.3
32 (-14)
Puebla
40 (-71) M 5.6
33 (+12)
La Paz
37 (-26) M 5.3
34 (-24)
Nagoya
31 (-244) M 5.8
35 (+44)
Bursa
29 (+8) M 6.2
36 (+20)
Quito
28 (-13) M 6.3
37 (+51)
Istanbul
28 (+11) M 6.2
38 (-1)
Lima
28 (-49) M 5.0
39 (+5)
Fukuoka
27 (-36) M 6.8
40 (-12)
Manila
27 (-58) M 5.4
40 (-9)
Caloocan City
27 (-57) M 5.4
40 (-12)
Quezon City
27 (-58) M 5.4
43 (-1)
Ecatepec de Morelos
27 (-37) M 5.0
44 (-20)
Bandung
26 (-71) M 5.6
45 (-12)
Bekasi
24 (-57) M 5.6
46 (+5)
Medan
23 (-25) M 5.8
47 (-11)
Medellín
23 (-58) M 5.6
47 (-17)
Depok
23 (-61) M 5.6
47 (-14)
Jakarta
23 (-58) M 5.6
47 (-15)
South Tangerang
23 (-59) M 5.6
47 (-14)
Tangerang
23 (-58) M 5.6
52 (+56)
Yangon
21 (+9) M 5.1
53 (+20)
Tashkent
20 (-3) M 5.8
54 (-5)
Santo Domingo
19 (-32) M 5.9
55 (-40)
Kyoto
19 (-126) M 5.8
56 (+1)
Hiroshima
18 (-21) M 6.8
57 (-4)
Santiago de los Caballeros
18 (-28) M 5.9
58 (-33)
Semarang
18 (-78) M 5.0
59 (+33)
Makassar
18 (+2) M 4.9
60 (-20)
Bogotá
17 (-51) M 5.2
61 (-23)
Osaka
16 (-60) M 5.8
62 (+22)
Zigong
16 (-2) M 5.0
63 (-52)
Almaty
15 (-223) M 5.0
64 (-17)
Kobe
14 (-47) M 5.8
65 (+40)
Neijiang
14 (+2) M 5.0
65 (+22)
Meishan
14 (-3) M 5.0
67 (-44)
Surabaya
14 (-84) M 4.8
68 (+12)
Bijie
13 (-6) M 5.0
68 (-8)
Chattogram
13 (-19) M 5.0
70 (+44)
Chengdu
13 (+2) M 4.7
71 (-12)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
12 (-20) M 5.1
71 (-9)
Basrah
12 (-18) M 5.1
73 (-11)
Isfahan
12 (-18) M 4.8
74 (+48)
Chongqing
11 (+4) M 5.0
75 (+157)
Mianyang
11 (+10) M 4.7
76 (+9)
Cali
10 (-7) M 5.6
77 (+119)
Nanchong
10 (+8) M 4.7
78 (-9)
León de los Aldama
10 (-17) M 4.5
79 (+17)
Zunyi
8 (-6) M 5.0
80 (+29)
Mosul
8 (-4) M 4.8
80 (+29)
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
8 (-4) M 4.8
82 (-34)
Aleppo
8 (-48) M 4.7
82 (-36)
Gaziantep
8 (-54) M 4.7
84 (-12)
Sharjah
7 (-16) M 4.6
84 (-14)
Yerevan
7 (-19) M 4.6
86 (-21)
Tbilisi
7 (-21) M 4.4
87 (+114)
Monterrey
7 (+5) M 4.3
88 (-23)
San Diego
6 (-22) M 5.2
88 (-24)
Tijuana
6 (-24) M 5.2
90 (-12)
Liupanshui
6 (-15) M 5.0
91 (-5)
Rawalpindi
6 (-11) M 4.9
92 (+148)
Bayan Nur
6 (+5) M 4.8
93 (-32)
Palembang
6 (-25) M 4.7
94 (+1)
Multan
6 (-9) M 4.4
95 (-43)
Adana
6 (-40) M 4.2
96 (+36)
Ciudad Juárez
5 (-1) M 5.4
97 (-20)
Gujranwala
5 (-17) M 5.1
98 (-2)
Guiyang
5 (-9) M 5.0
98 (-5)
Ankara
5 (-10) M 5.0
100 (+76)
Lucknow
5 (+2) M 4.9
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.