Earthquake Information for Wilmington, California

Wilmington, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 4,249 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 93.08% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Wilmington, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Wilmington, CA was a 5.7 Magnitude in 1987.

Risk Level:
Very High

Total Number of Earthquakes in Wilmington since 1931 within 30 miles

4,249

Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years

93.08%

Most Recent
Largest

4/23/2024 - 1.5 mag, 11.5mi depth 1.89543 mi from Costa Mesa, CA
4/23/2024 - 1.6 mag, 10.1mi depth 2.35431 mi from El Segundo, CA
4/21/2024 - 1.9 mag, 12.4mi depth 0.973346 mi from Gardena, CA
4/19/2024 - 1.5 mag, 5.9mi depth 1.05284 mi from La Habra Heights, CA
4/17/2024 - 2.6 mag, 11.2mi depth 0.296106 mi from Long Beach, CA
4/17/2024 - 2.5 mag, 12.0mi depth 9.67732 mi from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
4/14/2024 - 1.6 mag, 11.2mi depth 64.6984 mi from Las Flores, CA
4/12/2024 - 2.8 mag, 12.2mi depth 1.34883 mi from Long Beach, CA
4/11/2024 - 2.0 mag, 9.9mi depth 5.09201 mi from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
4/11/2024 - 1.3 mag, 10.5mi depth 3.18527 mi from Los Angeles, CA
4/10/2024 - 1.8 mag, 3.2mi depth 10.9761 mi from Manhattan Beach, CA
4/6/2024 - 1.1 mag, 12.9mi depth 0.129071 mi from Yorba Linda, CA
4/6/2024 - 1.2 mag, 6.8mi depth 4.77357 mi from Marina Del Rey, CA
4/3/2024 - 1.5 mag, 14.9mi depth 0.906893 mi from Placentia, CA
4/1/2024 - 2.0 mag, 8.7mi depth 7.11145 mi from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
3/30/2024 - 0.9 mag, 10.5mi depth 1.18511 mi from Yorba Linda, CA
3/30/2024 - 1.9 mag, 8.4mi depth 0.356023 mi from La Mirada, CA
3/29/2024 - 1.6 mag, 10.1mi depth 0.630185 mi from Rosemead, CA
3/29/2024 - 1.5 mag, 10.0mi depth 1.13564 mi from East Los Angeles, CA
3/26/2024 - 1.6 mag, 11.4mi depth 1.14477 mi from Yorba Linda, CA
3/19/2024 - 1.6 mag, 17.2mi depth 6.7645 mi from Anaheim, CA
3/17/2024 - 2.0 mag, -0.1mi depth 13.4342 mi from Avalon, CA
3/15/2024 - 2.3 mag, 13.6mi depth 14.8975 mi from Manhattan Beach, CA
3/14/2024 - 1.3 mag, 11.7mi depth 2.92638 mi from Villa Park, CA
3/11/2024 - 1.7 mag, 10.6mi depth 8.53447 mi from Santa Monica, CA
3/10/2024 - 1.3 mag, 7.7mi depth 0.779801 mi from Rowland Heights, CA
3/5/2024 - 1.9 mag, 11.0mi depth 2.15866 mi from Placentia, CA
2/28/2024 - 1.6 mag, 4.6mi depth 1.95115 mi from Yorba Linda, CA
2/23/2024 - 0.7 mag, 7.9mi depth 1.25533 mi from South Pasadena, CA
2/22/2024 - 1.5 mag, 14.1mi depth 2.15705 mi from Marina Del Rey, CA
2/21/2024 - 2.6 mag, 16.1mi depth 2.09869 mi from Huntington Park, CA
2/21/2024 - 2.2 mag, 15.9mi depth 2.24684 mi from Huntington Park, CA
2/17/2024 - 1.4 mag, 11.9mi depth 1.24917 mi from Hawthorne, CA
2/16/2024 - 2.0 mag, 13.0mi depth 1.71994 mi from Marina Del Rey, CA
2/14/2024 - 1.1 mag, 7.7mi depth 1.87751 mi from La Habra, CA
2/11/2024 - 1.8 mag, 0.0mi depth 13.022 mi from San Pedro, CA
2/10/2024 - 1.4 mag, 14.7mi depth 1.66367 mi from Los Angeles, CA
2/9/2024 - 1.7 mag, 14.3mi depth 0.6085 mi from Carson, CA
2/9/2024 - 2.1 mag, 1.1mi depth 12.0742 mi from San Pedro, CA
2/4/2024 - 1.7 mag, -0.2mi depth 12.5177 mi from San Pedro, CA
2/3/2024 - 1.8 mag, 11.0mi depth 3.63795 mi from Signal Hill, CA
2/3/2024 - 2.4 mag, 6.7mi depth 8.795 mi from Los Angeles, CA
1/31/2024 - 1.6 mag, 7.7mi depth 1.53144 mi from La Habra, CA
1/29/2024 - 1.8 mag, 5.8mi depth 2.16484 mi from Westminster, CA
1/28/2024 - 1.8 mag, 5.6mi depth 2.21326 mi from Cypress, CA
1/28/2024 - 1.7 mag, 3.0mi depth 1.17633 mi from Westminster, CA
1/27/2024 - 1.2 mag, 4.7mi depth 2.3483 mi from Yorba Linda, CA
1/26/2024 - 1.4 mag, 10.8mi depth 10.9191 mi from Los Angeles, CA
1/26/2024 - 1.5 mag, 1.1mi depth 1.7017 mi from West Hollywood, CA
1/22/2024 - 1.7 mag, 10.8mi depth 1.06597 mi from Yorba Linda, CA

10/1/1987 - 5.7 mag, 14.4mi depth 0.8767 mi from Monterey Park, CA
10/4/1987 - 5.2 mag, 8.0mi depth 0.9944 mi from Rosemead, CA
1/19/1989 - 5.2 mag, 12.0mi depth 10.3352 mi from Pacific Palisades, CA
1/1/1979 - 5.1 mag, 11.0mi depth 8.2278 mi from Malibu, CA
3/29/2014 - 5.1 mag, 4.8mi depth 1.99651 mi from La Habra, CA
4/7/1989 - 5.0 mag, 13.0mi depth 1.7623 mi from Newport Beach, CA
11/20/1988 - 5.0 mag, 6.0mi depth 12.0789 mi from Newport Beach, CA
10/1/1987 - 4.9 mag, 12.0mi depth 0.7914 mi from South San Gabriel, CA
2/11/1988 - 4.8 mag, 12.0mi depth 1.2504 mi from El Monte, CA
5/18/2009 - 4.7 mag, 13.9mi depth 1.2923 mi from Lennox, CA
5/25/1982 - 4.7 mag, 14.0mi depth 14.715 mi from Sunset Beach, CA
1/1/1976 - 4.6 mag, 8.0mi depth 0.4904 mi from Rowland Heights, CA
10/1/1987 - 4.6 mag, 11.0mi depth 0.3863 mi from South San Gabriel, CA
9/18/2020 - 4.6 mag, 17.6mi depth 1.91821 mi from South El Monte, CA
10/1/1987 - 4.6 mag, 14.0mi depth 0.2083 mi from South San Gabriel, CA
10/17/1979 - 4.5 mag, 6.0mi depth 11.5595 mi from Venice, CA
12/3/1988 - 4.4 mag, 13.0mi depth 0.9146 mi from Pasadena, CA
3/17/2014 - 4.4 mag, 9.9mi depth 448.246 mi from Westwood, CA
8/8/2012 - 4.3 mag, 10.4mi depth 1.5817 mi from Yorba Linda, CA
1/1/2024 - 4.3 mag, 9.0mi depth 13.6885 mi from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
6/12/1989 - 4.3 mag, 16.0mi depth 0.6629 mi from East Los Angeles, CA
9/17/2021 - 4.3 mag, 14.7mi depth 1.57382 mi from Carson, CA
9/3/2002 - 4.3 mag, 12.9mi depth 2.0852 mi from Yorba Linda, CA
6/12/1989 - 4.2 mag, 16.0mi depth 1.0299 mi from East Los Angeles, CA
1/25/2023 - 4.2 mag, 14.8mi depth 11.3842 mi from Malibu, CA
3/16/2010 - 4.2 mag, 18.9mi depth 0.4518 mi from Pico Rivera, CA
9/9/2001 - 4.2 mag, 4.9mi depth 1.6537 mi from Beverly Hills, CA
3/29/2014 - 4.1 mag, 9.4mi depth 0.62863 mi from Rowland Heights, CA
1/1/2024 - 4.1 mag, 11.3mi depth 12.1492 mi from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
1/1/1979 - 4.1 mag, 2.0mi depth 8.8812 mi from Malibu, CA
8/8/2012 - 4.1 mag, 10.1mi depth 1.6715 mi from Yorba Linda, CA
10/1/1987 - 4.1 mag, 12.0mi depth 0.8752 mi from Rosemead, CA
8/29/2012 - 4.1 mag, 9.1mi depth 1.643 mi from Yorba Linda, CA
10/28/2001 - 4.0 mag, 21.1mi depth 0.9216 mi from Willowbrook, CA
12/19/1974 - 4.0 mag, 8.0mi depth 0.9758 mi from Rosemead, CA
6/14/2012 - 4.0 mag, 9.8mi depth 1.8866 mi from Yorba Linda, CA
5/15/2013 - 4.0 mag, 1.2mi depth 6.5593 mi from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
4/5/2021 - 4.0 mag, 19.9mi depth 1.20552 mi from Lennox, CA
5/15/2013 - 4.0 mag, 0.1mi depth 7.0613 mi from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
10/1/1987 - 4.0 mag, 10.0mi depth 0.3863 mi from South San Gabriel, CA
2/27/1984 - 3.9 mag, 6.0mi depth 13.2255 mi from Newport Beach, CA
4/5/1986 - 3.9 mag, 14.0mi depth 1.7696 mi from Midway City, CA
12/30/2014 - 3.9 mag, 3.2mi depth 12.8173 mi from San Pedro, CA
6/29/1992 - 3.9 mag, 3.2mi depth 1.6244 mi from Pasadena, CA
9/9/1980 - 3.9 mag, 5.0mi depth 10.9326 mi from San Pedro, CA
7/29/1981 - 3.9 mag, 5.0mi depth 17.7487 mi from Malibu, CA
9/12/1988 - 3.9 mag, 3.0mi depth 3.6695 mi from Hermosa Beach, CA
6/29/1999 - 3.8 mag, 8.0mi depth 0.5587 mi from Vernon, CA
1/13/1975 - 3.8 mag, 12.0mi depth 1.0797 mi from Hawaiian Gardens, CA
5/19/2009 - 3.8 mag, 15.4mi depth 1.0867 mi from Hawthorne, CA

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Earthquake Probability for Wilmington, CA

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

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2

(within 31 km/51 miles above magnitude)

5.0

93.08%

5.1

90.20%

5.2

90.20%

5.2

86.90%

5.3

83.34%

5.4

79.65%

5.5

75.96%

5.6

72.38%

5.7

69.01%

5.8

65.89%

5.9

63.06%

6.0

60.53%

6.1

57.89%

6.2

55.54%

6.3

53.24%

6.4

48.92%

6.5

41.64%

6.6

35.06%

6.7

28.98%

6.8

23.74%

6.9

19.12%

7.0

13.97%

7.1

10.22%

7.2

6.90%

7.3

4.30%

7.4

2.71%

7.5

1.50%

7.6

0.99%

7.7

0.52%

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%

Earthquake Count for Wilmington, CA

View the number of earthquake incidents in Wilmington, CA by year that are more than 2.5 Magnitude.

List of Earthquake Incidents for Wilmington, CA

Total Number of Earthquakes in Wilmington, CA within 30 miles. All distances and depths in the table are measured in miles.

04/23/2024

1.5

11.5

1.90

Earthquake Information for Wilmington, California

Earthquake Probability for Wilmington, CA

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2

Earthquake Count for Wilmington, CA

List of Earthquake Incidents for Wilmington, CA

Risk Of Natural Disasters In Wilmington, CA

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