Strongest earthquake in the period: ranking of world cities

Order: highest value first. Lower is better.

Strongest earthquake in the period: ranking of world cities: Chengdu ranks first (7.9 magnitude) and Tel Aviv last (4.6 magnitude). The median across 29 world cities is 5.3 magnitude. Observation period: 2006-2025. Source: USGS, ComCat earthquake catalog.

Largest earthquake magnitude within 100 km of the center during the observation period.

Data quality: observed tremors over 20 years only; no events means no value, not zero.

#CityValue
1Chengdu7.9 magnitude
2Jakarta7.5 magnitude
3Taipei6.6 magnitude
4Manila6.3 magnitude
5Rome6.3 magnitude
6Istanbul6.2 magnitude
7Tokyo6.2 magnitude
8Bogotá6.1 magnitude
9Lima5.9 magnitude
10Osaka5.8 magnitude
11Santiago5.7 magnitude
12Athens5.6 magnitude
13Dhaka5.5 magnitude
14Baku5.4 magnitude
15Tashkent5.3 magnitude
16Tbilisi5.3 magnitude
17Yerevan5.2 magnitude
18Almaty5.1 magnitude
19Delhi5.1 magnitude
20Johannesburg5.0 magnitude
21Lisbon5.0 magnitude
22Beijing4.9 magnitude
23Tehran4.9 magnitude
24Belgrade4.8 magnitude
25Karachi4.8 magnitude
26Dubai4.7 magnitude
27London4.6 magnitude
28Nairobi4.6 magnitude
29Tel Aviv4.6 magnitude

Only places with a value for the indicator are ranked; a gap is not a zero. A ranking on one indicator is not an assessment of a place to live.

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