Earthquake Information for Grass Valley, Nevada

Grass Valley, NV has a high earthquake risk, with a total of 52 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 52.19% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Grass Valley, NV within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Grass Valley, NV was a 4.1 Magnitude in 1978.

Risk Level:
High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Grass Valley since 1931 within 30 miles
52
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
52.19%

Earthquake Probability for Grass Valley, NV

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Grass Valley, 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
52.19%
5.1
46.68%
5.2
46.68%
5.2
41.62%
5.3
37.05%
5.4
32.97%
5.5
29.38%
5.6
26.24%
5.7
23.53%
5.8
21.20%
5.9
19.21%
6.0
17.49%
6.1
15.71%
6.2
13.97%
6.3
12.27%
6.4
10.73%
6.5
9.26%
6.6
6.95%
6.7
5.30%
6.8
3.97%
6.9
2.84%
7.0
1.98%
7.1
1.47%
7.2
1.05%
7.3
0.69%
7.4
0.37%
7.5
0.13%
7.6
0.05%
7.7
0.02%
7.8
0.00%
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%