Earthquake Information for Mountainair, New Mexico

Mountainair, NM has a moderate earthquake risk, with a total of 7 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 28.62% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Mountainair, NM within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Mountainair, NM was a 3.7 Magnitude in 1990.

Risk Level:
Moderate
Total Number of Earthquakes in Mountainair since 1931 within 30 miles
7
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
28.62%

Earthquake Probability for Mountainair, NM

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Mountainair, 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
28.62%
5.1
24.58%
5.2
24.58%
5.2
21.05%
5.3
17.98%
5.4
15.34%
5.5
13.08%
5.6
11.15%
5.7
9.52%
5.8
8.14%
5.9
6.97%
6.0
5.99%
6.1
5.00%
6.2
4.17%
6.3
3.47%
6.4
2.88%
6.5
2.37%
6.6
1.81%
6.7
1.32%
6.8
0.95%
6.9
0.53%
7.0
0.10%
7.1
0.04%
7.2
0.02%
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%