Earthquake Information for Pershing County, Nevada

Pershing County, NV has a high earthquake risk, with a total of 38 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 41.87% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Pershing County, NV within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Pershing County, NV was a 3.7 Magnitude in 2006.

Risk Level:
High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Pershing County since 1931
38
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
41.87%

Earthquake Probability for Pershing County, NV

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Pershing 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
41.87%
5.1
37.21%
5.2
37.21%
5.2
33.05%
5.3
29.39%
5.4
26.18%
5.5
23.41%
5.6
21.02%
5.7
18.97%
5.8
17.24%
5.9
15.76%
6.0
14.49%
6.1
12.96%
6.2
11.45%
6.3
9.97%
6.4
8.66%
6.5
7.49%
6.6
5.91%
6.7
4.56%
6.8
3.53%
6.9
2.55%
7.0
1.66%
7.1
1.18%
7.2
0.76%
7.3
0.47%
7.4
0.23%
7.5
0.06%
7.6
0.02%
7.7
0.01%
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%