Earthquake Information for Capitola, California

Capitola, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 5,443 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.80% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Capitola, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Capitola, CA was a 6.9 Magnitude in 1989.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Capitola since 1931 within 30 miles
5,443
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.80%

Earthquake Probability for Capitola, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Capitola, 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
99.80%
5.1
99.54%
5.2
99.54%
5.2
99.06%
5.3
98.30%
5.4
97.24%
5.5
95.87%
5.6
94.24%
5.7
92.41%
5.8
90.46%
5.9
83.40%
6.0
80.09%
6.1
76.06%
6.2
70.25%
6.3
62.83%
6.4
54.45%
6.5
47.62%
6.6
42.93%
6.7
39.38%
6.8
36.29%
6.9
33.34%
7.0
29.95%
7.1
27.11%
7.2
24.66%
7.3
21.83%
7.4
18.17%
7.5
13.26%
7.6
10.39%
7.7
8.65%
7.8
7.53%
7.9
5.80%
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%