Earthquake Information for South San Francisco, California

South San Francisco, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 5,105 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 98.01% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of South San Francisco, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of South San Francisco, CA was a 4.8 Magnitude in 1977.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in South San Francisco since 1931 within 30 miles
5,105
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
98.01%

Earthquake Probability for South San Francisco, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in South San Francisco, 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
98.01%
5.1
97.02%
5.2
97.02%
5.2
95.83%
5.3
94.49%
5.4
93.05%
5.5
91.57%
5.6
90.10%
5.7
88.68%
5.8
87.35%
5.9
86.12%
6.0
85.01%
6.1
83.80%
6.2
82.50%
6.3
81.08%
6.4
78.67%
6.5
74.99%
6.6
70.26%
6.7
64.51%
6.8
57.74%
6.9
50.20%
7.0
42.94%
7.1
37.10%
7.2
32.95%
7.3
29.26%
7.4
25.61%
7.5
21.07%
7.6
17.55%
7.7
14.17%
7.8
10.72%
7.9
7.04%
8.0
3.86%
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%