Earthquake Information for Milpitas, California

Milpitas, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 5,546 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.68% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Milpitas, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Milpitas, CA was a 6.9 Magnitude in 1989.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Milpitas since 1931 within 30 miles
5,546
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.68%

Earthquake Probability for Milpitas, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Milpitas, 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
99.68%
5.1
99.36%
5.2
99.36%
5.2
98.86%
5.3
98.15%
5.4
97.24%
5.5
96.14%
5.6
94.90%
5.7
93.56%
5.8
92.20%
5.9
90.84%
6.0
89.25%
6.1
87.03%
6.2
83.83%
6.3
79.70%
6.4
74.44%
6.5
68.41%
6.6
62.10%
6.7
55.57%
6.8
48.23%
6.9
40.97%
7.0
33.57%
7.1
28.33%
7.2
24.84%
7.3
21.63%
7.4
18.02%
7.5
13.32%
7.6
10.49%
7.7
8.77%
7.8
7.61%
7.9
5.83%
8.0
3.68%
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%