Earthquake Information for Newcastle, Washington

Newcastle, WA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 1,186 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 85.72% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Newcastle, WA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Newcastle, WA was a 6.5 Magnitude in 1949.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Newcastle since 1931 within 30 miles
1,186
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
85.72%

Earthquake Probability for Newcastle, WA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Newcastle, WA.

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
85.72%
5.1
81.60%
5.2
81.60%
5.2
77.14%
5.3
72.46%
5.4
67.67%
5.5
62.88%
5.6
58.18%
5.7
53.63%
5.8
49.28%
5.9
45.18%
6.0
41.34%
6.1
37.32%
6.2
33.58%
6.3
29.98%
6.4
26.64%
6.5
23.44%
6.6
19.71%
6.7
16.16%
6.8
12.77%
6.9
9.82%
7.0
6.62%
7.1
3.89%
7.2
1.23%
7.3
0.60%
7.4
0.29%
7.5
0.14%
7.6
0.06%
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%