Earthquake Information for Redwood City, California

Redwood City, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 5,767 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.42% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Redwood City, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Redwood City, CA was a 5.6 Magnitude in 1980.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Redwood City since 1931 within 30 miles
5,767
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.42%

Earthquake Probability for Redwood City, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Redwood City, 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
99.42%
5.1
99.02%
5.2
99.02%
5.2
98.47%
5.3
97.80%
5.4
97.01%
5.5
96.15%
5.6
95.24%
5.7
94.33%
5.8
93.44%
5.9
92.60%
6.0
91.59%
6.1
90.17%
6.2
87.95%
6.3
84.93%
6.4
80.67%
6.5
75.19%
6.6
69.10%
6.7
62.45%
6.8
55.20%
6.9
48.06%
7.0
41.04%
7.1
35.96%
7.2
32.32%
7.3
28.99%
7.4
25.47%
7.5
20.94%
7.6
17.44%
7.7
14.09%
7.8
10.66%
7.9
7.03%
8.0
3.86%
8.1
2.43%
8.2
0.66%
8.3
0.32%
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%