Chapel Hill, NC has a very low earthquake risk, with a total of 1 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 0.30% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Chapel Hill, NC within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Chapel Hill, NC was a 2.7 Magnitude in 1978.
View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Chapel Hill, NC.
View the number of earthquake incidents in Chapel Hill, NC by year that are more than 2.5 Magnitude.
Total Number of Earthquakes in Chapel Hill, NC within 30 miles. All distances and depths in the table are measured in miles.