Earthquake Information for Menlo Park, California

Menlo Park, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 5,911 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.50% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Menlo Park, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Menlo Park, CA was a 6.1 Magnitude in 1984.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Menlo Park since 1931 within 30 miles
5,911
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.50%

Earthquake Probability for Menlo Park, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Menlo Park, 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
99.50%
5.1
99.12%
5.2
99.12%
5.2
98.59%
5.3
97.90%
5.4
97.08%
5.5
96.16%
5.6
95.18%
5.7
94.17%
5.8
93.17%
5.9
92.22%
6.0
91.08%
6.1
89.48%
6.2
87.00%
6.3
83.68%
6.4
78.99%
6.5
73.01%
6.6
66.36%
6.7
59.00%
6.8
50.96%
6.9
43.08%
7.0
35.30%
7.1
29.72%
7.2
25.75%
7.3
22.12%
7.4
18.27%
7.5
13.48%
7.6
10.62%
7.7
8.87%
7.8
7.67%
7.9
5.85%
8.0
3.68%
8.1
2.43%
8.2
0.66%
8.3
0.32%
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%