Earthquake Information for Sunset Beach, California

Sunset Beach, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 4,738 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 93.81% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Sunset Beach, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Sunset Beach, CA was a 5.7 Magnitude in 1987.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Sunset Beach since 1931 within 30 miles
4,738
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
93.81%

Earthquake Probability for Sunset Beach, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Sunset Beach, 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
93.81%
5.1
91.10%
5.2
91.10%
5.2
87.96%
5.3
84.53%
5.4
80.94%
5.5
77.33%
5.6
73.81%
5.7
70.46%
5.8
67.36%
5.9
64.53%
6.0
61.99%
6.1
59.38%
6.2
57.05%
6.3
54.72%
6.4
50.75%
6.5
43.58%
6.6
37.38%
6.7
31.12%
6.8
25.46%
6.9
20.31%
7.0
15.15%
7.1
11.38%
7.2
8.23%
7.3
5.85%
7.4
4.20%
7.5
2.77%
7.6
1.93%
7.7
1.15%
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%