Earthquake Information for El Cerrito, California

El Cerrito, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 18,833 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 98.89% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of El Cerrito, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of El Cerrito, CA was a 5.7 Magnitude in 1990.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in El Cerrito since 1931 within 30 miles
18,833
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
98.89%

Earthquake Probability for El Cerrito, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in El Cerrito, 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
98.89%
5.1
98.12%
5.2
98.12%
5.2
97.08%
5.3
95.80%
5.4
94.32%
5.5
92.68%
5.6
90.98%
5.7
89.26%
5.8
87.58%
5.9
85.99%
6.0
84.51%
6.1
82.92%
6.2
81.46%
6.3
80.05%
6.4
77.83%
6.5
73.67%
6.6
70.47%
6.7
66.66%
6.8
63.00%
6.9
58.81%
7.0
54.23%
7.1
49.40%
7.2
44.75%
7.3
39.48%
7.4
34.30%
7.5
27.82%
7.6
20.79%
7.7
14.20%
7.8
9.04%
7.9
5.35%
8.0
2.56%
8.1
1.07%
8.2
0.30%
8.3
0.06%
8.4
0.01%
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%