Earthquake Information for Monterey County, California

Monterey County, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 741 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.42% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Monterey County, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Monterey County, CA was a 5.4 Magnitude in 2012.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Monterey County since 1931
741
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.42%

Earthquake Probability for Monterey County, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Monterey County, 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
99.42%
5.1
98.57%
5.2
98.57%
5.2
96.98%
5.3
94.43%
5.4
90.78%
5.5
86.06%
5.6
80.43%
5.7
74.13%
5.8
67.47%
5.9
60.73%
6.0
54.15%
6.1
46.70%
6.2
39.51%
6.3
32.56%
6.4
26.10%
6.5
20.15%
6.6
15.84%
6.7
11.95%
6.8
11.20%
6.9
10.54%
7.0
9.83%
7.1
9.22%
7.2
8.17%
7.3
6.69%
7.4
4.70%
7.5
1.60%
7.6
0.43%
7.7
0.05%
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%