7 Riskiest Cities Vulnerable to Earthquake

Istanbul, Turkey: An ancient and beautiful place in Turkey, Istanbul is a city inundated with rich culture and history. But this thriving and seemingly indestructible city sits on a loaded spring—The North Anatolian Fault which is the most active and earthquake prone fault system in Turkey. Throughout its history, Turkey has experienced earthquakes that have killed thousands.
Istanbul, the country's capital city, is home to over 13 million people and one of the most densely populated cities in Turkey. Located where the Eurasian and African tectonic plates meet, Istanbul is no stranger to seismic calamities. In the event of a major quake, the probability that an individual living in the city would be killed is below one percent that is less than that of many other cities. However, the overall death toll from a major quake in Istanbul would kill an estimated 55,000.

Delhi, India: In India’s capital city, there are two fault lines that cause concern for local residents and government agencies. According to the media reports, “In northeast Delhi most of the buildings are made from a single layer of bricks and tangles of electrical cables hang precariously everywhere.

If a major earthquake strikes Delhi, most of the localities in the northeast might witness an apocalypse,” reports MSN. The real danger comes from the Yamuna River, whose water would likely turn subsoil to liquid and create a great infrastructural disaster when such a calamity strikes. “A quake measuring five to six on the Richter scale can bring the buildings on the river bed down,” reports TOI.
With a population of over 14 million people, experts predict that an estimated 38,000 would lose their lives if a magnitude 6.0 seismic event rocked India's capital city.