Earthquake Information for Cerritos, California

Cerritos, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 5,844 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 96.51% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Cerritos, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Cerritos, CA was a 5.7 Magnitude in 1987.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Cerritos since 1931 within 30 miles
5,844
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
96.51%

Earthquake Probability for Cerritos, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Cerritos, 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
96.51%
5.1
94.83%
5.2
94.83%
5.2
92.83%
5.3
90.59%
5.4
88.20%
5.5
85.75%
5.6
83.34%
5.7
81.02%
5.8
78.84%
5.9
76.85%
6.0
75.05%
6.1
73.12%
6.2
71.38%
6.3
69.53%
6.4
65.00%
6.5
54.58%
6.6
45.83%
6.7
36.59%
6.8
29.07%
6.9
22.81%
7.0
16.84%
7.1
12.64%
7.2
9.09%
7.3
6.30%
7.4
4.37%
7.5
2.77%
7.6
1.92%
7.7
1.15%
7.8
0.50%
7.9
0.17%
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%