Earthquake Information for Carpinteria, California

Carpinteria, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 1,513 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 90.76% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Carpinteria, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Carpinteria, CA was a 5.6 Magnitude in 1978.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Carpinteria since 1931 within 30 miles
1,513
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
90.76%

Earthquake Probability for Carpinteria, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Carpinteria, 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
90.76%
5.1
87.60%
5.2
87.60%
5.2
84.16%
5.3
80.59%
5.4
77.01%
5.5
73.54%
5.6
70.25%
5.7
67.21%
5.8
64.45%
5.9
61.97%
6.0
59.78%
6.1
57.61%
6.2
55.71%
6.3
54.06%
6.4
52.60%
6.5
51.05%
6.6
46.41%
6.7
41.62%
6.8
37.08%
6.9
32.85%
7.0
26.34%
7.1
19.47%
7.2
12.43%
7.3
6.89%
7.4
3.17%
7.5
0.53%
7.6
0.06%
7.7
0.00%
7.8
0.00%
7.9
0.00%
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%