Side-by-side seismic risk

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Put two cities side by side to compare seismic risk, the nearest mapped fault, population, and the largest earthquake recorded nearby.

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103

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Manila vs Tokyo

Catalog since

1900

First city

Second city

Manila

Philippines

Population (metro): 28.5M
Seismic Risk: Very Highscore 100/100
Nearest Mapped Fault: West Valley Fault
5 km away
Largest Historical Quake (≤150 km): 7.74 km E of Macapsing, PhilippinesM7.7 • 1990
Coordinates: 14.60°, 120.98°

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Tokyo

Japan

Population (metro): 37.4M
Seismic Risk: Lowscore 8/100
Nearest Mapped Fault: Manila Trench
2,512 km away (Philippine fault catalog)
Largest Historical Quake (≤150 km): 8.05 km SSE of ?iso, JapanM8.0 • 1923
Coordinates: 35.68°, 139.65°

Full seismic profile

Risk scores and nearest-fault figures are derived from the Philippine fault catalog and the USGS historical earthquake catalog (since 1900). They are most precise for locations in and around the Philippines.