Earthquake Information for Esmeralda County, Nevada

Esmeralda County, NV has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 299 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 91.80% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Esmeralda County, NV within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Esmeralda County, NV was a 5.8 Magnitude in 2020.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Esmeralda County since 1931
299
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
91.80%

Earthquake Probability for Esmeralda County, NV

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Esmeralda County, NV.

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
91.80%
5.1
87.88%
5.2
87.88%
5.2
83.22%
5.3
78.01%
5.4
72.47%
5.5
66.80%
5.6
61.21%
5.7
55.86%
5.8
50.84%
5.9
46.23%
6.0
42.08%
6.1
37.62%
6.2
33.64%
6.3
29.95%
6.4
26.59%
6.5
23.24%
6.6
18.45%
6.7
15.18%
6.8
10.97%
6.9
8.38%
7.0
5.85%
7.1
4.22%
7.2
2.79%
7.3
1.92%
7.4
1.53%
7.5
1.34%
7.6
1.23%
7.7
1.11%
7.8
0.84%
7.9
0.47%
8.0
0.08%
8.1
0.03%
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%