Earthquake Information for Colton, California

Colton, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 24,581 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.55% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Colton, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Colton, CA was a 5.7 Magnitude in 1990.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Colton since 1931 within 30 miles
24,581
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.55%

Earthquake Probability for Colton, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Colton, 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
99.55%
5.1
99.16%
5.2
99.16%
5.2
98.57%
5.3
97.78%
5.4
96.79%
5.5
95.65%
5.6
94.40%
5.7
93.09%
5.8
91.77%
5.9
90.47%
6.0
89.25%
6.1
87.91%
6.2
86.67%
6.3
85.47%
6.4
83.72%
6.5
80.35%
6.6
77.02%
6.7
73.41%
6.8
69.89%
6.9
66.15%
7.0
62.13%
7.1
57.87%
7.2
53.41%
7.3
48.01%
7.4
42.48%
7.5
35.88%
7.6
28.46%
7.7
21.02%
7.8
14.43%
7.9
8.98%
8.0
4.51%
8.1
1.67%
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%