Earthquake Information for San Juan Capistrano, California

San Juan Capistrano, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 5,006 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 90.02% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of San Juan Capistrano, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of San Juan Capistrano, CA was a 5.0 Magnitude in 1988.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in San Juan Capistrano since 1931 within 30 miles
5,006
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
90.02%

Earthquake Probability for San Juan Capistrano, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in San Juan Capistrano, 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
90.02%
5.1
86.25%
5.2
86.25%
5.2
82.06%
5.3
77.60%
5.4
73.07%
5.5
68.61%
5.6
64.34%
5.7
60.35%
5.8
56.70%
5.9
53.40%
6.0
50.47%
6.1
47.34%
6.2
44.57%
6.3
42.07%
6.4
39.13%
6.5
36.05%
6.6
32.76%
6.7
28.80%
6.8
24.50%
6.9
20.08%
7.0
15.67%
7.1
12.47%
7.2
9.93%
7.3
7.82%
7.4
6.01%
7.5
4.11%
7.6
2.81%
7.7
1.61%
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%