Earthquake Information for Cottonwood, California

Cottonwood, CA has a high earthquake risk, with a total of 716 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 34.07% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Cottonwood, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Cottonwood, CA was a 5.4 Magnitude in 1998.

Risk Level:
High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Cottonwood since 1931 within 30 miles
716
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
34.07%

Earthquake Probability for Cottonwood, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Cottonwood, 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
34.07%
5.1
29.55%
5.2
29.55%
5.2
25.56%
5.3
22.07%
5.4
19.04%
5.5
16.44%
5.6
14.20%
5.7
12.30%
5.8
10.68%
5.9
9.32%
6.0
8.17%
6.1
7.05%
6.2
6.11%
6.3
5.28%
6.4
4.34%
6.5
2.77%
6.6
1.94%
6.7
1.26%
6.8
0.84%
6.9
0.56%
7.0
0.35%
7.1
0.23%
7.2
0.12%
7.3
0.09%
7.4
0.05%
7.5
0.02%
7.6
0.00%
7.7
0.00%
7.8
0.00%
7.9
0.00%
8.0
0.00%
8.1
0.00%
8.2
0.00%
8.3
0.00%
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%