Earthquake Information for Sonoma County, California

Sonoma County, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 156 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 90.28% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Sonoma County, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Sonoma County, CA was a 5.7 Magnitude in 1969.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Sonoma County since 1931
156
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
90.28%

Earthquake Probability for Sonoma County, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Sonoma County, 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
90.28%
5.1
86.99%
5.2
86.99%
5.2
83.40%
5.3
79.69%
5.4
75.97%
5.5
72.36%
5.6
68.95%
5.7
65.79%
5.8
62.93%
5.9
60.36%
6.0
58.09%
6.1
55.76%
6.2
53.71%
6.3
51.82%
6.4
49.49%
6.5
47.88%
6.6
46.66%
6.7
44.80%
6.8
42.65%
6.9
39.33%
7.0
35.68%
7.1
32.15%
7.2
28.74%
7.3
25.13%
7.4
21.63%
7.5
18.37%
7.6
16.64%
7.7
14.26%
7.8
10.91%
7.9
7.12%
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%