Which Philippine cities have the most earthquakes nearby?

As of the latest data, Bogo (Cebu) leads with 149, followed by General Santos and Tandag. Ranked by M2.5+ earthquakes within ~40 km in the last 365 days. M2.5+ earthquakes within ~40 km of each city, trailing 365 days. Source: USGS + PHIVOLCS + EMSC (deduped).

Data ranking

🏙️ Most Seismically Active Philippine Cities

Philippine cities ranked by the number of magnitude-2.5-and-greater earthquakes catalogued within ~40 km over the past 365 days.

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#	Name	Quakes (365d)	Strongest	Province
1	BogoCebu	149	M5.2	Cebu
2	General SantosSouth Cotabato	128	M5.3	South Cotabato
3	TandagSurigao del Sur	88	M5.5	Surigao del Sur
4	CabadbaranAgusan del Norte	39	M5.2	Agusan del Norte
5	ViganIlocos Sur	35	M3.6	Ilocos Sur
6	MatiDavao Oriental	33	M4.7	Davao Oriental
7	OrmocLeyte	28	M4.6	Leyte
8	BisligSurigao del Sur	27	M4.6	Surigao del Sur
9	Surigao CitySurigao del Norte	26	M5.1	Surigao del Norte
10	SipalayNegros Occidental	22	M3.9	Negros Occidental
11	BatacIlocos Norte	21	M4.6	Ilocos Norte
12	BayuganAgusan del Sur	20	M5.1	Agusan del Sur
13	Masbate CityMasbate	17	M4.5	Masbate
14	LegazpiAlbay	15	M5.3	Albay
15	LaoagIlocos Norte	15	M4.9	Ilocos Norte

Methodology

Every M2.5+ earthquake in the past 365 days is assigned to the single nearest city (capped at 40 km) and counted. Catalog is the deduped USGS + PHIVOLCS + EMSC feed.

M2.5+ earthquakes within ~40 km of each city, trailing 365 days. Source: USGS + PHIVOLCS + EMSC (deduped).

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