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earthquake Earthquake Risk in Shanghai, China

Risk Level: Moderate — Score 3/10

Risk: 3Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • 26 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
  • 4 event(s) in the last 12 months

Last significant event: Earthquake - 6.8 - 21 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan (2025-01-13) — 792,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Earthquakes

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
3
San Francisco, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Seattle, WA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Oakland, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 10
10
Quito, Ecuador
Risk: 9Historical: 10
Shanghai is not in the top 10 for earthquake risk among tracked cities.

How Shanghai Compares

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Notable Earthquake Events Near Shanghai

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable earthquake events near Shanghai, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Earthquake - 7.4 - 18 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan (April 2024) — 18,400,000 people exposed; $1,256,486M capital exposed.

Earthquake - 7.4 - 18 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan

April 1, 2024 — WARNING

18,400,000 people exposed; $1,256,486M capital exposed

Earthquake - 7.1 - 19 km SSE of Miyazaki, Japan

August 7, 2024 — WARNING

1,790,000 people exposed; $745,262M capital exposed

Earthquake - 6.8 - 21 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan

January 12, 2025 — WATCH

792,000 people exposed; $384,728M capital exposed

Earthquake - 5.0 - 74 km ENE of Dazhong, China

November 16, 2021 — ADVISORY

Impact data not available

China ju

August 9, 2010 — ADVISORY

Impact data not available

Earthquake Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
  • 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
  • 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
  • 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
  • 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly

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How this data is built

Shanghai, China earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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