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, 465 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
465 (+319) M 7.4
2 (+10)
Taichung
464 (+303) M 7.4
3 (+12)
Kaohsiung
452 (+308) M 7.4
4 (+3)
Saitama
244 (-17) M 7.5
5 (-4)
Davao
242 (-860) M 6.7
6 (+70)
Almaty
213 (+186) M 7.0
7 (+15)
Nagoya
199 (+103) M 7.5
8
Tokyo
194 (-55) M 7.5
9 (-5)
Malingao
146 (-502) M 5.8
10 (-1)
Sendai
140 (-107) M 6.1
11 (-5)
Budta
140 (-497) M 5.8
12 (+51)
Kyoto
100 (+62) M 6.2
13 (-3)
Kawasaki
96 (-125) M 5.6
14 (-3)
Yokohama
85 (-130) M 5.6
15 (+33)
Semarang
65 (+9) M 6.4
16 (+25)
Surabaya
63 (-2) M 6.4
17 (-4)
Kabul
59 (-97) M 6.4
18 (+10)
Iztapalapa
56 (-34) M 4.7
19 (+10)
Puebla
52 (-37) M 4.7
19 (+14)
Mexico City
52 (-29) M 4.7
21 (+17)
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
49 (-28) M 4.7
22 (-5)
Peshawar
46 (-86) M 6.4
23 (+17)
Gustavo Adolfo Madero
43 (-24) M 4.7
24 (+22)
Lima
40 (-18) M 5.2
25 (-5)
Sapporo
39 (-60) M 5.4
26 (-7)
Santiago
39 (-85) M 5.1
27 (+9)
Bandung
38 (-40) M 6.1
28 (-3)
Medellín
35 (-56) M 5.6
29 (+38)
Osaka
35 (+3) M 5.1
30 (-6)
Depok
34 (-58) M 6.1
31 (+8)
Guayaquil
34 (-36) M 4.8
32 (-11)
Tangerang
33 (-64) M 6.1
33 (+18)
Ecatepec de Morelos
33 (-14) M 4.7
34 (-3)
Bekasi
32 (-51) M 6.1
34 (-4)
Jakarta
32 (-55) M 6.1
34 (-11)
South Tangerang
32 (-63) M 6.1
37 (-21)
Guadalajara
32 (-104) M 4.9
38 (-20)
Zapopan
30 (-98) M 4.9
39 (+70)
Putian
28 (+14) M 5.2
40 (-8)
Caloocan City
28 (-53) M 5.0
40 (-6)
Quezon City
28 (-52) M 5.0
40 (-6)
Manila
28 (-52) M 5.0
43 (-6)
Bogotá
26 (-51) M 5.6
44 (+8)
Medan
26 (-20) M 4.7
45 (-2)
Santo Domingo
24 (-39) M 5.6
46 (-44)
Gaziantep
24 (-703) M 5.0
47 (-44)
Aleppo
23 (-679) M 5.0
48 (-1)
Santiago de los Caballeros
20 (-38) M 4.5
49 (+50)
Fukuoka
19 (+2) M 6.3
50 (+25)
Tijuana
19 (-9) M 4.9
51 (-6)
La Paz
18 (-41) M 5.3
52 (+15)
Kobe
18 (-14) M 4.9
53 (+56)
Hiroshima
17 (+3) M 6.3
54 (+22)
San Diego
17 (-10) M 4.9
55 (+5)
İzmir
16 (-23) M 5.1
56 (-51)
Adana
15 (-631) M 4.5
57 (+1)
Sharjah
14 (-25) M 5.0
58 (-8)
Quito
13 (-38) M 4.9
59 (+20)
Dubai
13 (-13) M 4.8
60 (+25)
Palembang
12 (-11) M 5.3
61 (+67)
Jinjiang
12 (+4) M 5.2
62 (+3)
Mandalay
12 (-24) M 4.9
62 (-7)
Shiraz
12 (-31) M 4.9
64 (-15)
León de los Aldama
12 (-41) M 4.6
65 (+69)
Quanzhou
11 (+4) M 5.2
66
Chattogram
11 (-21) M 4.9
67 (+50)
Los Angeles
11 (0) M 4.8
68 (+32)
Gujranwala
10 (-7) M 5.0
68 (+38)
Lahore
10 (-4) M 5.0
70 (+26)
Ankara
9 (-10) M 5.6
71 (-1)
Tashkent
9 (-21) M 5.0
71 (+35)
Amritsar
9 (-5) M 5.0
73 (+50)
Maracaibo
9 (-1) M 4.9
74 (+15)
Tbilisi
9 (-13) M 4.7
74 (+12)
Isfahan
9 (-14) M 4.7
74 (+9)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
9 (-15) M 4.7
74 (+9)
Basrah
9 (-15) M 4.7
78 (+2)
Cali
8 (-17) M 5.6
79 (+13)
Bursa
8 (-12) M 5.1
79 (-26)
Tabriz
8 (-38) M 5.1
81 (+25)
Ludhiāna
8 (-6) M 5.0
82 (-29)
Yerevan
8 (-38) M 4.7
83 (+51)
Xiamen
8 (+1) M 4.6
83 (-24)
Meishan
8 (-31) M 4.6
85 (-11)
Baku
7 (-21) M 5.1
86 (-30)
Zigong
7 (-33) M 5.0
87 (+8)
Liupanshui
6 (-14) M 5.0
88 (+41)
Multan
6 (-2) M 4.8
89 (+113)
Algiers
6 (+4) M 4.6
90 (+14)
Istanbul
6 (-9) M 4.3
91
Belgrade
5 (-15) M 5.4
92 (-19)
Bijie
5 (-24) M 5.0
92 (+54)
Valencia
5 (0) M 5.0
92 (+73)
Maracay
5 (+2) M 5.0
95 (+41)
Barranquilla
5 (-1) M 4.9
96 (+22)
Córdoba
5 (-6) M 4.7
97 (-33)
Chengdu
5 (-31) M 4.6
97 (-35)
Neijiang
5 (-33) M 4.6
99 (-27)
Kathmandu
5 (-24) M 4.5
99 (+39)
Faisalabad
5 (-1) M 4.5
Major world cities ranked by number of significant earthquakes that hit nearby in 2024.