Earthquake Information for Mount Vernon, Washington

Mount Vernon, WA has a high earthquake risk, with a total of 512 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 70.26% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Mount Vernon, WA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Mount Vernon, WA was a 4.3 Magnitude in 1976.

Risk Level:
High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Mount Vernon since 1931 within 30 miles
512
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
70.26%

Earthquake Probability for Mount Vernon, WA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Mount Vernon, WA.

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
70.26%
5.1
64.90%
5.2
64.90%
5.2
59.63%
5.3
54.55%
5.4
49.75%
5.5
45.28%
5.6
41.16%
5.7
37.41%
5.8
34.02%
5.9
30.98%
6.0
28.27%
6.1
25.39%
6.2
22.80%
6.3
20.41%
6.4
18.24%
6.5
16.21%
6.6
13.06%
6.7
10.15%
6.8
8.01%
6.9
6.35%
7.0
4.44%
7.1
2.82%
7.2
1.25%
7.3
0.71%
7.4
0.39%
7.5
0.18%
7.6
0.08%
7.7
0.02%
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%