Earthquake Information for Mountain View, California

Mountain View, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 5,272 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.59% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Mountain View, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Mountain View, CA was a 6.9 Magnitude in 1989.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Mountain View since 1931 within 30 miles
5,272
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.59%

Earthquake Probability for Mountain View, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Mountain View, 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
99.59%
5.1
99.23%
5.2
99.23%
5.2
98.70%
5.3
97.98%
5.4
97.10%
5.5
96.07%
5.6
94.95%
5.7
93.78%
5.8
92.60%
5.9
91.45%
6.0
90.09%
6.1
88.25%
6.2
85.40%
6.3
81.59%
6.4
76.35%
6.5
70.06%
6.6
63.68%
6.7
56.91%
6.8
49.53%
6.9
42.34%
7.0
35.12%
7.1
29.62%
7.2
25.69%
7.3
22.07%
7.4
18.20%
7.5
13.41%
7.6
10.57%
7.7
8.82%
7.8
7.65%
7.9
5.84%
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%