Earthquake Information for La Palma, California

La Palma, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 6,054 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 95.80% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of La Palma, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of La Palma, CA was a 5.7 Magnitude in 1987.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in La Palma since 1931 within 30 miles
6,054
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
95.80%

Earthquake Probability for La Palma, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in La Palma, 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
95.80%
5.1
93.88%
5.2
93.88%
5.2
91.63%
5.3
89.14%
5.4
86.51%
5.5
83.85%
5.6
81.25%
5.7
78.76%
5.8
76.44%
5.9
74.32%
6.0
72.41%
6.1
70.29%
6.2
68.37%
6.3
66.34%
6.4
61.55%
6.5
51.16%
6.6
42.57%
6.7
33.92%
6.8
27.02%
6.9
21.28%
7.0
15.92%
7.1
12.10%
7.2
8.86%
7.3
6.26%
7.4
4.38%
7.5
2.79%
7.6
1.93%
7.7
1.15%
7.8
0.50%
7.9
0.17%
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%