Earthquake Information for Fullerton, California

Fullerton, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 10,013 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 96.90% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Fullerton, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Fullerton, CA was a 5.7 Magnitude in 1987.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Fullerton since 1931 within 30 miles
10,013
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
96.90%

Earthquake Probability for Fullerton, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Fullerton, 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
96.90%
5.1
95.21%
5.2
95.21%
5.2
93.12%
5.3
90.70%
5.4
88.06%
5.5
85.29%
5.6
82.51%
5.7
79.80%
5.8
77.23%
5.9
74.85%
6.0
72.67%
6.1
70.44%
6.2
68.42%
6.3
66.26%
6.4
61.35%
6.5
50.85%
6.6
42.19%
6.7
33.60%
6.8
26.74%
6.9
21.08%
7.0
15.82%
7.1
12.05%
7.2
8.86%
7.3
6.29%
7.4
4.42%
7.5
2.81%
7.6
1.96%
7.7
1.17%
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%