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, 522 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
522 (+478) M 6.2
2 (+2)
Davao
496 (-86) M 7.4
3 (+3)
Malingao
382 (+8) M 7.4
4 (+3)
Budta
370 (+8) M 7.4
5 (+15)
Addis Ababa
251 (+141) M 5.9
6 (+3)
Sendai
225 (-71) M 6.8
7 (+51)
Mandalay
199 (+160) M 7.7
8 (+68)
Kathmandu
185 (+162) M 7.1
9 (-6)
Kaohsiung
173 (-436) M 6.0
10 (-9)
Taichung
172 (-458) M 6.0
10 (-8)
Taipei
172 (-453) M 6.0
12 (-7)
Saitama
147 (-235) M 5.9
13 (+1)
Kabul
145 (-16) M 6.3
14 (-6)
Tokyo
136 (-197) M 5.9
15 (-3)
Kawasaki
133 (-92) M 5.9
16 (-3)
Yokohama
129 (-78) M 5.9
17 (-1)
Peshawar
128 (-3) M 6.0
18 (+8)
Sapporo
112 (+19) M 6.0
19 (+60)
Bursa
111 (+90) M 6.2
20 (+68)
Istanbul
110 (+93) M 6.2
21 (-2)
Santiago
105 (-5) M 5.5
21 (+18)
Guayaquil
105 (+33) M 5.5
23 (+18)
Guadalajara
103 (+35) M 6.2
24 (+19)
Zapopan
99 (+35) M 6.2
25 (+30)
Shiraz
93 (+51) M 5.2
26 (-9)
Iztapalapa
90 (-27) M 5.6
27 (-9)
Puebla
85 (-26) M 5.8
28 (-7)
Mexico City
85 (-23) M 5.6
29 (-7)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
83 (-21) M 5.6
30 (-2)
Quezon City
82 (-3) M 5.4
31
Caloocan City
81 (-3) M 5.4
31 (-3)
Manila
81 (-4) M 5.4
33 (-6)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
79 (-7) M 5.6
34 (-24)
Nagoya
70 (-205) M 5.8
35 (+15)
Putian
68 (+20) M 6.0
36 (+9)
La Paz
67 (+4) M 5.3
37 (+30)
Jinjiang
66 (+39) M 6.0
37 (+30)
Quanzhou
66 (+39) M 6.0
39 (-15)
Bandung
66 (-31) M 5.2
40 (+34)
Xiamen
65 (+42) M 6.0
41 (-4)
Lima
65 (-12) M 5.6
42 (-9)
Tangerang
65 (-16) M 5.2
42 (-9)
Jakarta
65 (-16) M 5.2
44 (-14)
Depok
64 (-20) M 5.2
44 (-12)
South Tangerang
64 (-18) M 5.2
46 (-13)
Bekasi
63 (-18) M 5.2
47 (+9)
Quito
59 (+18) M 6.3
48 (-6)
Ecatepec de Morelos
57 (-7) M 5.0
49 (-9)
Bogotá
50 (-18) M 6.3
50 (+36)
Rawalpindi
49 (+32) M 6.0
51 (-7)
Fukuoka
48 (-15) M 6.8
52 (-16)
Medellín
47 (-34) M 5.6
53 (-30)
Surabaya
45 (-53) M 6.0
54 (-5)
Santo Domingo
45 (-6) M 5.9
55 (-4)
Medan
44 (-4) M 5.8
56 (-3)
Santiago de los Caballeros
43 (-3) M 5.9
57 (+16)
Tashkent
38 (+15) M 5.8
58 (-33)
Semarang
38 (-58) M 5.0
59 (-44)
Kyoto
37 (-108) M 5.8
60 (-3)
Hiroshima
36 (-3) M 6.8
61 (+47)
Yangon
35 (+23) M 5.1
62 (-24)
Osaka
31 (-45) M 5.8
63 (+21)
Zigong
31 (+13) M 5.2
64 (-53)
Almaty
30 (-208) M 4.8
65 (+22)
Meishan
29 (+12) M 5.0
66 (-6)
Chattogram
28 (-4) M 5.3
67 (+47)
Chengdu
28 (+17) M 4.9
68 (-21)
Kobe
27 (-34) M 5.8
69 (-7)
Isfahan
27 (-3) M 5.1
70 (+35)
Neijiang
27 (+15) M 5.0
71 (+9)
Bijie
24 (+5) M 5.2
72 (+20)
Makassar
24 (+8) M 4.9
73 (-14)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
23 (-9) M 5.1
73 (-11)
Basrah
23 (-7) M 5.1
75 (-6)
León de los Aldama
22 (-5) M 4.8
76 (+156)
Mianyang
21 (+20) M 4.9
76 (+120)
Nanchong
21 (+19) M 4.9
78 (+44)
Chongqing
20 (+13) M 5.0
79 (+16)
Multan
18 (+3) M 5.2
80 (+25)
Barquisimeto
17 (+5) M 6.3
80 (+2)
Maracaibo
17 (-2) M 6.3
82 (+3)
Cali
17 (0) M 5.6
83 (-22)
Palembang
17 (-14) M 5.0
84 (-6)
Liupanshui
16 (-5) M 5.2
85 (+11)
Zunyi
15 (+1) M 5.0
86 (-40)
Gaziantep
15 (-47) M 4.7
87 (-10)
Gujranwala
14 (-8) M 5.1
88 (-40)
Aleppo
14 (-42) M 4.7
89
Lahore
13 (-3) M 5.1
90 (+22)
Faisalabad
13 (+2) M 4.9
91 (+3)
Sofia
12 (-3) M 5.4
92 (-28)
Tijuana
12 (-18) M 5.2
92 (-27)
San Diego
12 (-16) M 5.2
94 (-42)
Adana
12 (-34) M 4.8
95 (-30)
Tbilisi
11 (-17) M 5.4
96 (new)
Tianshui
11 M 5.2
97 (-14)
Amritsar
11 (-7) M 5.1
97 (+6)
Ludhiāna
11 (-1) M 5.1
97 (+37)
Karaj
11 (+6) M 5.1
97 (+29)
Tehran
11 (+5) M 5.1
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2025.