Earthquake Information for Union City, California

Union City, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 6,696 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.64% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Union City, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Union City, CA was a 6.1 Magnitude in 1984.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Union City since 1931 within 30 miles
6,696
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.64%

Earthquake Probability for Union City, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Union City, CA.

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
99.64%
5.1
99.34%
5.2
99.34%
5.2
98.90%
5.3
98.32%
5.4
97.61%
5.5
96.79%
5.6
95.90%
5.7
94.97%
5.8
94.05%
5.9
93.15%
6.0
92.09%
6.1
90.65%
6.2
88.42%
6.3
85.44%
6.4
81.12%
6.5
75.07%
6.6
67.60%
6.7
59.76%
6.8
51.28%
6.9
43.19%
7.0
35.17%
7.1
29.56%
7.2
25.60%
7.3
22.02%
7.4
18.23%
7.5
13.46%
7.6
10.61%
7.7
8.86%
7.8
7.67%
7.9
5.85%
8.0
3.68%
8.1
2.43%
8.2
0.66%
8.3
0.32%
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%