Earthquake Information for South Gate, California

South Gate, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 6,043 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 96.15% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of South Gate, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of South Gate, CA was a 6.7 Magnitude in 1994.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in South Gate since 1931 within 30 miles
6,043
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
96.15%

Earthquake Probability for South Gate, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in South Gate, 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
96.15%
5.1
94.28%
5.2
94.28%
5.2
92.06%
5.3
89.55%
5.4
86.88%
5.5
84.15%
5.6
81.45%
5.7
78.85%
5.8
76.41%
5.9
74.17%
6.0
72.15%
6.1
70.11%
6.2
68.27%
6.3
66.26%
6.4
61.29%
6.5
50.15%
6.6
40.97%
6.7
32.16%
6.8
25.52%
6.9
20.26%
7.0
15.03%
7.1
11.20%
7.2
7.60%
7.3
4.67%
7.4
2.86%
7.5
1.52%
7.6
1.00%
7.7
0.53%
7.8
0.18%
7.9
0.04%
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%