Strongest earthquake in the period: ranking of world cities

Order: lowest value first. Lower is better.

Strongest earthquake in the period: ranking of world cities: London ranks first (4.6 magnitude) and Chengdu last (7.9 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
1London4.6 magnitude
2Nairobi4.6 magnitude
3Tel Aviv4.6 magnitude
4Dubai4.7 magnitude
5Belgrade4.8 magnitude
6Karachi4.8 magnitude
7Beijing4.9 magnitude
8Tehran4.9 magnitude
9Johannesburg5.0 magnitude
10Lisbon5.0 magnitude
11Almaty5.1 magnitude
12Delhi5.1 magnitude
13Yerevan5.2 magnitude
14Tashkent5.3 magnitude
15Tbilisi5.3 magnitude
16Baku5.4 magnitude
17Dhaka5.5 magnitude
18Athens5.6 magnitude
19Santiago5.7 magnitude
20Osaka5.8 magnitude
21Lima5.9 magnitude
22Bogotá6.1 magnitude
23Istanbul6.2 magnitude
24Tokyo6.2 magnitude
25Manila6.3 magnitude
26Rome6.3 magnitude
27Taipei6.6 magnitude
28Jakarta7.5 magnitude
29Chengdu7.9 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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