Earthquake Information for Riverside, California

Riverside, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 22,720 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.47% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Riverside, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Riverside, CA was a 5.7 Magnitude in 1990.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Riverside since 1931 within 30 miles
22,720
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.47%

Earthquake Probability for Riverside, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Riverside, 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
99.47%
5.1
99.02%
5.2
99.02%
5.2
98.37%
5.3
97.51%
5.4
96.45%
5.5
95.24%
5.6
93.91%
5.7
92.54%
5.8
91.16%
5.9
89.83%
6.0
88.57%
6.1
87.24%
6.2
86.01%
6.3
84.78%
6.4
82.96%
6.5
79.47%
6.6
75.89%
6.7
72.08%
6.8
68.48%
6.9
64.65%
7.0
60.58%
7.1
56.35%
7.2
52.09%
7.3
46.96%
7.4
41.81%
7.5
35.52%
7.6
28.38%
7.7
21.00%
7.8
14.40%
7.9
8.96%
8.0
4.50%
8.1
1.67%
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%