Earthquake Information for Joshua Tree, California

Joshua Tree, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 11,305 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.25% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Joshua Tree, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Joshua Tree, CA was a 7.3 Magnitude in 1992.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Joshua Tree since 1931 within 30 miles
11,305
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.25%

Earthquake Probability for Joshua Tree, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Joshua Tree, 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
99.25%
5.1
98.48%
5.2
98.48%
5.2
97.29%
5.3
95.59%
5.4
93.41%
5.5
90.78%
5.6
87.82%
5.7
84.64%
5.8
81.37%
5.9
78.13%
6.0
75.01%
6.1
71.76%
6.2
68.74%
6.3
65.75%
6.4
62.41%
6.5
59.21%
6.6
56.26%
6.7
52.85%
6.8
48.39%
6.9
42.15%
7.0
34.57%
7.1
27.62%
7.2
22.05%
7.3
17.39%
7.4
13.51%
7.5
9.44%
7.6
6.47%
7.7
4.78%
7.8
3.30%
7.9
2.03%
8.0
1.07%
8.1
0.50%
8.2
0.19%
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%