Earthquake Information for Bishop, California

Bishop, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 9,600 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.17% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Bishop, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Bishop, CA was a 6.2 Magnitude in 1986.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Bishop since 1931 within 30 miles
9,600
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.17%

Earthquake Probability for Bishop, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Bishop, 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
99.17%
5.1
98.20%
5.2
98.20%
5.2
96.58%
5.3
94.17%
5.4
90.91%
5.5
86.85%
5.6
82.13%
5.7
76.93%
5.8
71.47%
5.9
65.96%
6.0
60.57%
6.1
54.61%
6.2
48.96%
6.3
43.32%
6.4
37.10%
6.5
31.54%
6.6
26.04%
6.7
21.15%
6.8
17.06%
6.9
13.55%
7.0
9.78%
7.1
7.33%
7.2
5.11%
7.3
3.37%
7.4
2.24%
7.5
1.50%
7.6
1.23%
7.7
1.11%
7.8
0.84%
7.9
0.47%
8.0
0.08%
8.1
0.03%
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%