Earthquake Information for Paradise, California

Paradise, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 24,387 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.56% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Paradise, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Paradise, CA was a 6.2 Magnitude in 1986.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Paradise since 1931 within 30 miles
24,387
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.56%

Earthquake Probability for Paradise, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Paradise, 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
99.56%
5.1
98.94%
5.2
98.94%
5.2
97.79%
5.3
95.91%
5.4
93.19%
5.5
89.59%
5.6
85.19%
5.7
80.14%
5.8
74.64%
5.9
68.93%
6.0
63.21%
6.1
57.01%
6.2
51.05%
6.3
45.14%
6.4
38.61%
6.5
32.61%
6.6
26.78%
6.7
21.71%
6.8
17.47%
6.9
13.90%
7.0
10.04%
7.1
7.58%
7.2
5.32%
7.3
3.50%
7.4
2.30%
7.5
1.50%
7.6
1.20%
7.7
1.09%
7.8
0.83%
7.9
0.47%
8.0
0.08%
8.1
0.03%
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%