Earthquake Information for Imperial Beach, California

Imperial Beach, CA has a high earthquake risk, with a total of 1,045 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 64.06% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Imperial Beach, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Imperial Beach, CA was a 4.4 Magnitude in 1983.

Risk Level:
High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Imperial Beach since 1931 within 30 miles
1,045
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
64.06%

Earthquake Probability for Imperial Beach, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Imperial Beach, 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
64.06%
5.1
57.77%
5.2
57.77%
5.2
51.71%
5.3
46.01%
5.4
40.76%
5.5
36.00%
5.6
31.76%
5.7
28.01%
5.8
24.74%
5.9
21.91%
6.0
19.47%
6.1
17.03%
6.2
14.94%
6.3
13.09%
6.4
11.51%
6.5
9.99%
6.6
8.57%
6.7
7.12%
6.8
5.96%
6.9
4.99%
7.0
4.16%
7.1
3.82%
7.2
3.47%
7.3
2.91%
7.4
2.23%
7.5
1.31%
7.6
0.82%
7.7
0.40%
7.8
0.13%
7.9
0.02%
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%