Earthquake Information for Tehachapi, California

Tehachapi, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 4,639 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 91.96% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Tehachapi, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Tehachapi, CA was a 5.3 Magnitude in 1992.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Tehachapi since 1931 within 30 miles
4,639
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
91.96%

Earthquake Probability for Tehachapi, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Tehachapi, 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
91.96%
5.1
88.76%
5.2
88.76%
5.2
85.16%
5.3
81.29%
5.4
77.32%
5.5
73.37%
5.6
69.58%
5.7
66.01%
5.8
62.73%
5.9
59.76%
6.0
57.11%
6.1
54.10%
6.2
51.42%
6.3
49.09%
6.4
47.05%
6.5
45.21%
6.6
44.26%
6.7
43.36%
6.8
42.48%
6.9
41.40%
7.0
39.27%
7.1
37.59%
7.2
35.84%
7.3
33.98%
7.4
31.83%
7.5
28.89%
7.6
24.89%
7.7
19.55%
7.8
13.86%
7.9
8.60%
8.0
4.39%
8.1
1.69%
8.2
0.30%
8.3
0.06%
8.4
0.01%
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%