Earthquake Information for Grant County, New Mexico

Grant County, NM has a moderate earthquake risk, with a total of 3 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 16.33% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Grant County, NM within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Grant County, NM was a 3.9 Magnitude in 1975.

Risk Level:
Moderate
Total Number of Earthquakes in Grant County since 1931
3
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
16.33%

Earthquake Probability for Grant County, NM

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Grant County, NM.

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
16.33%
5.1
13.81%
5.2
13.81%
5.2
11.65%
5.3
9.81%
5.4
8.25%
5.5
6.93%
5.6
5.82%
5.7
4.89%
5.8
4.11%
5.9
3.45%
6.0
2.90%
6.1
2.37%
6.2
1.92%
6.3
1.53%
6.4
1.21%
6.5
0.93%
6.6
0.69%
6.7
0.49%
6.8
0.30%
6.9
0.14%
7.0
0.00%
7.1
0.00%
7.2
0.00%
7.3
0.00%
7.4
0.00%
7.5
0.00%
7.6
0.00%
7.7
0.00%
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%