Mechanicsville Earthquake Information

Mechanicsville Earthquake Risk Grade

The USGS database shows that there is a 94.836% chance of a major earthquake within 50 miles of Mechanicsville, Virginia within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 50 miles of Mechanicsville, Virginia was a 5.8 Magnitude in 2011.

Probability of earthquakes within the next 50 years

Within 31 Miles / 50km above magnitude

Magnitude
Probability
5.0
94.836%
5.1
91.596%
5.2
87.400%
5.3
82.351%
5.4
76.642%
5.5
70.509%
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5.6
64.200%
5.7
57.936%
5.8
51.897%
5.9
46.219%
6.0
40.989%
6.1
35.776%
6.2
31.091%
6.3
26.756%
6.4
22.945%
6.5
19.531%
6.6
15.739%
6.7
12.372%
6.8
9.307%
6.9
6.567%
7.0
4.162%
7.1
3.001%
7.2
1.817%
7.3
1.103%
7.4
0.500%
7.5
0.200%
7.6
0.070%
7.7
0.017%
7.8
0.004%
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.