Earthquake Information for Mineral County, Nevada

Mineral County, NV has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 1,200 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 97.43% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Mineral County, NV within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Mineral County, NV was a 7.1 Magnitude in 1932.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Mineral County since 1931
1,200
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
97.43%

Earthquake Probability for Mineral County, NV

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Mineral County, NV.

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
97.43%
5.1
95.34%
5.2
95.34%
5.2
92.38%
5.3
88.52%
5.4
83.85%
5.5
78.56%
5.6
72.86%
5.7
66.97%
5.8
61.12%
5.9
55.47%
6.0
50.15%
6.1
44.53%
6.2
39.37%
6.3
34.38%
6.4
29.73%
6.5
25.32%
6.6
20.82%
6.7
17.06%
6.8
13.89%
6.9
11.04%
7.0
8.58%
7.1
6.59%
7.2
4.84%
7.3
3.41%
7.4
1.98%
7.5
0.73%
7.6
0.14%
7.7
0.05%
7.8
0.01%
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%