Earthquake Information for Lafayette, California

Lafayette, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 5,467 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 98.87% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Lafayette, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Lafayette, CA was a 6.0 Magnitude in 2014.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Lafayette since 1931 within 30 miles
5,467
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
98.87%

Earthquake Probability for Lafayette, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Lafayette, 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
98.87%
5.1
98.18%
5.2
98.18%
5.2
97.30%
5.3
96.25%
5.4
95.07%
5.5
93.82%
5.6
92.54%
5.7
91.27%
5.8
90.05%
5.9
88.91%
6.0
87.87%
6.1
86.83%
6.2
85.75%
6.3
84.58%
6.4
82.59%
6.5
78.76%
6.6
73.13%
6.7
66.73%
6.8
59.18%
6.9
50.98%
7.0
42.83%
7.1
36.76%
7.2
32.56%
7.3
28.98%
7.4
25.46%
7.5
21.00%
7.6
17.50%
7.7
14.13%
7.8
10.69%
7.9
7.04%
8.0
3.86%
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%