Earthquake Information for Paradise, California

Paradise, CA has a high earthquake risk, with a total of 648 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 49.70% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Paradise, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Paradise, CA was a 5.7 Magnitude in 1975.

Risk Level:
High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Paradise since 1931 within 30 miles
648
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
49.70%

Earthquake Probability for Paradise, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Paradise, CA.

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
49.70%
5.1
43.55%
5.2
43.55%
5.2
37.86%
5.3
32.69%
5.4
28.07%
5.5
23.98%
5.6
20.41%
5.7
17.31%
5.8
14.64%
5.9
12.35%
6.0
10.40%
6.1
8.22%
6.2
6.36%
6.3
4.71%
6.4
3.31%
6.5
2.12%
6.6
1.76%
6.7
1.44%
6.8
1.15%
6.9
0.88%
7.0
0.65%
7.1
0.48%
7.2
0.34%
7.3
0.24%
7.4
0.15%
7.5
0.07%
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%