Earthquake Information for Storey County, Nevada

Storey County, NV has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 18 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 94.77% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Storey County, NV within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Storey County, NV was a 5.0 Magnitude in 2008.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Storey County since 1931
18
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
94.77%

Earthquake Probability for Storey County, NV

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Storey 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
94.77%
5.1
92.19%
5.2
92.19%
5.2
89.10%
5.3
85.61%
5.4
81.88%
5.5
78.04%
5.6
74.24%
5.7
70.58%
5.8
67.14%
5.9
63.43%
6.0
60.50%
6.1
57.30%
6.2
54.30%
6.3
51.27%
6.4
48.06%
6.5
44.62%
6.6
38.40%
6.7
32.87%
6.8
27.39%
6.9
21.83%
7.0
16.94%
7.1
11.89%
7.2
7.92%
7.3
4.75%
7.4
2.53%
7.5
1.05%
7.6
0.09%
7.7
0.01%
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%

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