Earthquake Information for Matanuska Susitna Borough, Alaska

Matanuska Susitna Borough, AK has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 5,843 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.99% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Matanuska Susitna Borough, AK within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Matanuska Susitna Borough, AK was a 5.9 Magnitude in 1975.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Matanuska Susitna Borough since 1931
5,843
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.99%

Earthquake Probability for Matanuska Susitna Borough, AK

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Matanuska Susitna Borough, AK.

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
99.99%
5.1
99.94%
5.2
99.94%
5.2
99.79%
5.3
99.40%
5.4
98.59%
5.5
97.16%
5.6
94.95%
5.7
91.90%
5.8
88.06%
5.9
83.58%
6.0
78.66%
6.1
72.60%
6.2
66.35%
6.3
59.98%
6.4
53.86%
6.5
47.85%
6.6
41.18%
6.7
34.81%
6.8
28.51%
6.9
22.51%
7.0
16.51%
7.1
11.46%
7.2
7.24%
7.3
3.65%
7.4
1.69%
7.5
0.00%
7.6
0.00%
7.7
0.00%
7.8
0.00%
7.9
0.00%
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%