Earthquake Information for Placentia, California

Placentia, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 10,910 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 97.13% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Placentia, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Placentia, CA was a 5.7 Magnitude in 1987.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Placentia since 1931 within 30 miles
10,910
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
97.13%

Earthquake Probability for Placentia, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Placentia, 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
97.13%
5.1
95.52%
5.2
95.52%
5.2
93.51%
5.3
91.17%
5.4
88.59%
5.5
85.88%
5.6
83.14%
5.7
80.47%
5.8
77.92%
5.9
75.54%
6.0
73.38%
6.1
71.09%
6.2
69.01%
6.3
66.83%
6.4
62.16%
6.5
51.93%
6.6
43.69%
6.7
35.30%
6.8
28.52%
6.9
22.68%
7.0
17.21%
7.1
13.22%
7.2
9.93%
7.3
7.46%
7.4
5.68%
7.5
3.98%
7.6
2.71%
7.7
1.56%
7.8
0.65%
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%