Earthquake Information for El Monte, California

El Monte, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 8,847 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 98.27% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of El Monte, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of El Monte, CA was a 5.7 Magnitude in 1987.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in El Monte since 1931 within 30 miles
8,847
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
98.27%

Earthquake Probability for El Monte, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in El Monte, 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
98.27%
5.1
97.35%
5.2
97.35%
5.2
96.22%
5.3
94.91%
5.4
93.49%
5.5
92.01%
5.6
90.53%
5.7
89.09%
5.8
87.72%
5.9
86.46%
6.0
85.31%
6.1
84.08%
6.2
82.96%
6.3
81.80%
6.4
79.03%
6.5
72.72%
6.6
67.25%
6.7
61.33%
6.8
56.56%
6.9
52.23%
7.0
48.00%
7.1
44.16%
7.2
40.13%
7.3
36.03%
7.4
32.31%
7.5
28.22%
7.6
24.07%
7.7
19.34%
7.8
14.10%
7.9
9.02%
8.0
4.55%
8.1
1.70%
8.2
0.30%
8.3
0.06%
8.4
0.01%
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%