Earthquake Information for Stanford, California

Stanford, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 5,172 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 99.34% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Stanford, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Stanford, CA was a 6.1 Magnitude in 1984.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Stanford since 1931 within 30 miles
5,172
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
99.34%

Earthquake Probability for Stanford, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Stanford, 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
99.34%
5.1
98.85%
5.2
98.85%
5.2
98.17%
5.3
97.32%
5.4
96.30%
5.5
95.17%
5.6
93.98%
5.7
92.76%
5.8
91.56%
5.9
90.41%
6.0
89.04%
6.1
87.07%
6.2
84.01%
6.3
79.93%
6.4
74.32%
6.5
67.60%
6.6
61.14%
6.7
54.53%
6.8
47.64%
6.9
41.04%
7.0
34.76%
7.1
29.55%
7.2
25.73%
7.3
22.12%
7.4
18.26%
7.5
13.46%
7.6
10.61%
7.7
8.86%
7.8
7.67%
7.9
5.85%
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%