Earthquake Information for Mora County, New Mexico

Mora County, NM has a moderate earthquake risk, with a total of 1 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 9.75% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Mora County, NM within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Mora County, NM was a 3.8 Magnitude in 1995.

Risk Level:
Moderate
Total Number of Earthquakes in Mora County since 1931
1
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
9.75%

Earthquake Probability for Mora County, NM

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Mora County, NM.

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
9.75%
5.1
8.17%
5.2
8.17%
5.2
6.98%
5.3
5.83%
5.4
4.87%
5.5
4.07%
5.6
3.44%
5.7
2.87%
5.8
2.42%
5.9
2.02%
6.0
1.72%
6.1
1.39%
6.2
1.13%
6.3
0.90%
6.4
0.72%
6.5
0.54%
6.6
0.40%
6.7
0.29%
6.8
0.18%
6.9
0.08%
7.0
0.00%
7.1
0.00%
7.2
0.00%
7.3
0.00%
7.4
0.00%
7.5
0.00%
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%