Earthquake Information for Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM has a moderate earthquake risk, with a total of 8 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 27.58% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Albuquerque, NM within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Albuquerque, NM was a 2.9 Magnitude in 1991.

Risk Level:
Moderate
Total Number of Earthquakes in Albuquerque since 1931 within 30 miles
8
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
27.58%

Earthquake Probability for Albuquerque, NM

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Albuquerque, NM.

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
27.58%
5.1
24.00%
5.2
24.00%
5.2
20.89%
5.3
18.20%
5.4
15.90%
5.5
13.93%
5.6
12.26%
5.7
10.85%
5.8
9.66%
5.9
8.65%
6.0
7.81%
6.1
6.97%
6.2
6.26%
6.3
5.63%
6.4
5.08%
6.5
4.57%
6.6
3.58%
6.7
2.67%
6.8
1.89%
6.9
1.23%
7.0
0.54%
7.1
0.30%
7.2
0.16%
7.3
0.07%
7.4
0.03%
7.5
0.01%
7.6
0.00%
7.7
0.00%
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%