Earthquake Information for Deschutes County, Oregon

Deschutes County, OR has a moderate earthquake risk, with a total of 13 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 14.31% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Deschutes County, OR within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Deschutes County, OR was a 3.1 Magnitude in 1998.

Risk Level:
Moderate
Total Number of Earthquakes in Deschutes County since 1931
13
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
14.31%

Earthquake Probability for Deschutes County, OR

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Deschutes County, OR.

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
14.31%
5.1
12.44%
5.2
12.44%
5.2
10.85%
5.3
9.51%
5.4
8.38%
5.5
7.43%
5.6
6.63%
5.7
5.96%
5.8
5.40%
5.9
4.93%
6.0
4.54%
6.1
4.16%
6.2
3.85%
6.3
3.58%
6.4
3.36%
6.5
3.16%
6.6
2.76%
6.7
2.39%
6.8
2.06%
6.9
1.88%
7.0
1.35%
7.1
0.95%
7.2
0.49%
7.3
0.24%
7.4
0.09%
7.5
0.03%
7.6
0.01%
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%