Cottonwood Earthquake Information

Cottonwood Earthquake Risk Grade

The USGS database shows that there is a 34.070% chance of a major earthquake within 50 miles of Cottonwood, California within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 50 miles of Cottonwood, California was a 5.4 Magnitude in 1998.

Probability of earthquakes within the next 50 years

Within 31 Miles / 50km above magnitude

Magnitude
Probability
5.0
34.070%
5.1
29.554%
5.2
25.563%
5.3
22.071%
5.4
19.043%
5.5
16.435%
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5.6
14.202%
5.7
12.298%
5.8
10.684%
5.9
9.318%
6.0
8.166%
6.1
7.050%
6.2
6.112%
6.3
5.276%
6.4
4.341%
6.5
2.770%
6.6
1.937%
6.7
1.260%
6.8
0.842%
6.9
0.560%
7.0
0.348%
7.1
0.230%
7.2
0.123%
7.3
0.088%
7.4
0.055%
7.5
0.025%
7.6
0.000%
7.7
0.000%
7.8
0.000%
7.9
0.000%
8.0
0.000%
8.1
0.000%
8.2
0.000%
8.3
0.000%
8.4
0.000%
8.5
0.000%
8.6
0.000%
8.7
0.000%
8.8
0.000%
8.9
0.000%
9.0
0.000%
9.1
0.000%
9.2
0.000%

Historical Earthquake Data (Within 50 Miles)

All distances and depths in the table below are measured in miles.