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, 207 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have hit. The strongest earthquake near Davao had a magnitude of 6.4.

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2026: Top cities by number of significant earthquakes nearby.

Rank City Earthquakes Strongest
1
Davao
207 (-383) M 6.4
2 (+1)
Malingao
179 (-256) M 6.4
3 (+1)
Budta
175 (-242) M 6.4
4 (+22)
Puebla
118 (+13) M 6.5
5 (+18)
Iztapalapa
103 (-8) M 6.5
6 (-1)
Sendai
98 (-265) M 6.5
7 (+22)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
69 (-35) M 6.5
8 (+19)
Mexico City
63 (-42) M 6.5
9 (+2)
Sapporo
63 (-141) M 5.9
10 (+3)
Saitama
60 (-111) M 5.1
11 (+4)
Tokyo
57 (-100) M 5.1
12 (+4)
Kawasaki
52 (-101) M 5.1
13 (+4)
Yokohama
51 (-97) M 5.1
14 (-4)
Taichung
50 (-155) M 5.2
15 (-7)
Kaohsiung
48 (-159) M 5.3
16 (-7)
Taipei
46 (-160) M 5.2
17 (-3)
Kabul
45 (-124) M 5.8
18 (+3)
Santiago
42 (-83) M 5.0
19 (-1)
Peshawar
36 (-111) M 5.8
20 (+14)
Nagoya
36 (-44) M 5.1
21 (+3)
Shiraz
35 (-75) M 5.3
22 (+11)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
27 (-68) M 4.8
23 (-16)
Mandalay
25 (-188) M 5.8
24 (+35)
Kyoto
25 (-17) M 5.7
25 (-23)
İzmir
23 (-524) M 5.0
26 (+17)
South Tangerang
22 (-50) M 5.2
26 (+17)
Tangerang
22 (-50) M 5.2
26 (+13)
Jakarta
22 (-51) M 5.2
29 (+35)
Osaka
21 (-15) M 5.7
30 (+9)
Depok
21 (-52) M 5.2
31 (-6)
Guadalajara
20 (-89) M 4.6
32 (+4)
Lima
19 (-57) M 5.2
33 (-5)
Zapopan
19 (-85) M 4.6
34 (+19)
Medan
18 (-36) M 6.2
35 (+32)
Kobe
18 (-14) M 5.7
36 (+7)
Bekasi
18 (-54) M 5.2
37 (-18)
Bursa
18 (-114) M 5.0
38 (+8)
Ecatepec de Morelos
18 (-53) M 4.8
38 (-26)
Kathmandu
18 (-171) M 4.8
40 (+25)
Zigong
17 (-18) M 5.2
40 (-3)
Bandung
17 (-57) M 5.2
42 (-20)
Guayaquil
17 (-98) M 4.9
42 (-7)
La Paz
17 (-62) M 4.9
44 (+28)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
17 (-10) M 4.8
45 (+27)
Basrah
16 (-11) M 4.8
46 (+22)
Neijiang
16 (-15) M 4.7
46 (+23)
Chengdu
16 (-15) M 4.7
46 (+20)
Meishan
16 (-17) M 4.7
49 (+7)
Semarang
15 (-34) M 5.8
50 (+20)
Isfahan
15 (-15) M 4.7
51 (+20)
Bijie
14 (-13) M 5.2
52 (-21)
Caloocan City
14 (-83) M 5.0
52 (-21)
Manila
14 (-83) M 5.0
52 (-22)
Quezon City
14 (-84) M 5.0
52 (+8)
Chattogram
14 (-26) M 5.0
56 (-7)
Bogotá
14 (-46) M 4.9
57 (+5)
Almaty
14 (-23) M 4.7
58 (+68)
Port-au-Prince
13 (+4) M 5.8
59 (+2)
Hiroshima
13 (-26) M 5.7
60 (+46)
Baku
13 (+1) M 5.6
61 (-41)
Istanbul
13 (-117) M 4.9
62 (+15)
Mianyang
13 (-10) M 4.5
62 (+15)
Nanchong
13 (-10) M 4.5
64 (-10)
Fukuoka
11 (-42) M 5.5
65 (-15)
Medellín
11 (-48) M 4.9
66 (-14)
Surabaya
10 (-44) M 5.8
67 (+22)
Zunyi
10 (-7) M 4.7
68 (+14)
Gaziantep
10 (-11) M 4.6
69 (+11)
Chongqing
10 (-12) M 4.5
70 (+32)
Ürümqi
9 (-4) M 5.2
71 (-23)
Quito
9 (-57) M 4.7
72 (+10)
Aleppo
9 (-12) M 4.6
73 (+73)
Dazhou
9 (+3) M 4.5
74 (+16)
Sharjah
8 (-9) M 5.1
75 (+37)
Dhaka
8 (-3) M 5.0
76 (-38)
Putian
8 (-65) M 4.8
76 (-25)
Rawalpindi
8 (-49) M 4.8
78 (+1)
León de los Aldama
8 (-15) M 4.6
79 (+18)
Tianshui
7 (-6) M 5.5
80 (+6)
Palembang
7 (-12) M 5.1
81 (-40)
Jinjiang
7 (-65) M 4.8
81 (-40)
Quanzhou
7 (-65) M 4.8
83 (+31)
Lanzhou
6 (-5) M 5.5
84 (-37)
Xiamen
6 (-63) M 4.8
85 (+2)
Adana
6 (-13) M 4.6
86 (+75)
Varanasi
6 (+1) M 4.4
86 (new)
Dhanbad
6 M 4.4
86 (+79)
Patna
6 (+2) M 4.4
89 (+20)
Rome
5 (-7) M 6.0
90 (-5)
Liupanshui
5 (-14) M 5.2
91 (+28)
Córdoba
5 (-5) M 5.1
92 (+22)
Tijuana
5 (-6) M 4.9
92 (+22)
San Diego
5 (-6) M 4.9
94 (-88)
Addis Ababa
5 (-247) M 4.8
94 (-6)
Gujranwala
5 (-13) M 4.8
96 (-41)
Santo Domingo
5 (-44) M 4.7
97 (+24)
San Jose
5 (-5) M 4.6
98 (+63)
Allahābād
5 (0) M 4.4
98 (+96)
Ranchi
5 (+2) M 4.4
98 (-4)
Dubai
5 (-10) M 4.4
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2026.