Earthquake Information for Sandoval County, New Mexico

Sandoval County, NM has a moderate earthquake risk, with a total of 3 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 21.36% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Sandoval County, NM within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Sandoval County, NM was a 2.7 Magnitude in 2009.

Risk Level:
Moderate
Total Number of Earthquakes in Sandoval County since 1931
3
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
21.36%

Earthquake Probability for Sandoval County, NM

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Sandoval 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
21.36%
5.1
18.55%
5.2
18.55%
5.2
16.15%
5.3
14.08%
5.4
12.32%
5.5
10.83%
5.6
9.58%
5.7
8.52%
5.8
7.63%
5.9
6.88%
6.0
6.26%
6.1
5.67%
6.2
5.17%
6.3
4.72%
6.4
4.32%
6.5
3.95%
6.6
3.14%
6.7
2.35%
6.8
1.62%
6.9
1.08%
7.0
0.50%
7.1
0.25%
7.2
0.11%
7.3
0.04%
7.4
0.02%
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%