Earthquake Information for Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 3,952 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.46% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Santa Cruz, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Santa Cruz, CA was a 6.9 Magnitude in 1989.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Santa Cruz since 1931 within 30 miles
3,952
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.46%

Earthquake Probability for Santa Cruz, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Santa Cruz, 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
99.46%
5.1
98.88%
5.2
98.88%
5.2
97.93%
5.3
96.56%
5.4
94.77%
5.5
92.59%
5.6
90.11%
5.7
87.44%
5.8
84.69%
5.9
81.96%
6.0
78.76%
6.1
74.86%
6.2
69.16%
6.3
61.86%
6.4
53.66%
6.5
47.02%
6.6
42.53%
6.7
39.22%
6.8
36.25%
6.9
33.34%
7.0
29.99%
7.1
27.14%
7.2
24.67%
7.3
21.85%
7.4
18.19%
7.5
13.27%
7.6
10.40%
7.7
8.66%
7.8
7.54%
7.9
5.81%
8.0
3.68%
8.1
2.43%
8.2
0.66%
8.3
0.32%
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%