Earthquake Information for Lake San Marcos, California

Lake San Marcos, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 4,179 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 82.18% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Lake San Marcos, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Lake San Marcos, CA was a 4.2 Magnitude in 1991.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Lake San Marcos since 1931 within 30 miles
4,179
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
82.18%

Earthquake Probability for Lake San Marcos, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Lake San Marcos, CA.

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2
(within 31 km/51 miles above magnitude)
MAGNITUDE
PROBABILITY
5.0
82.18%
5.1
76.80%
5.2
76.80%
5.2
71.11%
5.3
65.33%
5.4
59.64%
5.5
54.21%
5.6
49.14%
5.7
44.49%
5.8
40.31%
5.9
36.59%
6.0
33.32%
6.1
29.98%
6.2
27.08%
6.3
24.45%
6.4
22.20%
6.5
20.13%
6.6
18.55%
6.7
16.74%
6.8
14.99%
6.9
13.21%
7.0
11.31%
7.1
10.09%
7.2
8.99%
7.3
7.75%
7.4
6.26%
7.5
4.38%
7.6
2.92%
7.7
1.62%
7.8
0.65%
7.9
0.17%
8.0
0.00%
8.1
0.00%
8.2
0.00%
8.3
0.00%
8.4
0.00%
8.5
0.00%
8.6
0.00%
8.7
0.00%
8.8
0.00%
8.9
0.00%
9.0
0.00%
9.1
0.00%
9.2
0.00%