Earthquake Information for New Grand Chain, Illinois

New Grand Chain, IL has a moderate earthquake risk, with a total of 56 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 17.10% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of New Grand Chain, IL within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of New Grand Chain, IL was a 4.6 Magnitude in 1987.

Risk Level:
Moderate
Total Number of Earthquakes in New Grand Chain since 1931 within 30 miles
56
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
17.10%

Earthquake Probability for New Grand Chain, IL

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in New Grand Chain, IL.

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
17.10%
5.1
15.50%
5.2
15.50%
5.2
15.50%
5.3
14.20%
5.4
13.14%
5.5
12.27%
5.6
12.00%
5.7
11.35%
5.8
11.00%
5.9
10.55%
6.0
10.40%
6.1
9.97%
6.2
9.74%
6.3
9.43%
6.4
9.34%
6.5
9.10%
6.6
8.97%
6.7
8.91%
6.8
8.75%
6.9
8.66%
7.0
8.62%
7.1
7.97%
7.2
7.93%
7.3
7.90%
7.4
6.45%
7.5
3.63%
7.6
3.62%
7.7
1.30%
7.8
1.30%
7.9
0.71%
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%