Earthquake Information for Sultan, Washington

Sultan, WA has a high earthquake risk, with a total of 878 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 70.38% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Sultan, WA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Sultan, WA was a 5.8 Magnitude in 1996.

Risk Level:
High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Sultan since 1931 within 30 miles
878
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
70.38%

Earthquake Probability for Sultan, WA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Sultan, 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
70.38%
5.1
64.72%
5.2
64.72%
5.2
59.13%
5.3
53.74%
5.4
48.65%
5.5
43.92%
5.6
39.59%
5.7
35.66%
5.8
32.14%
5.9
29.00%
6.0
26.21%
6.1
23.29%
6.2
20.68%
6.3
18.31%
6.4
16.22%
6.5
14.29%
6.6
11.92%
6.7
9.78%
6.8
7.85%
6.9
6.26%
7.0
4.39%
7.1
2.82%
7.2
1.33%
7.3
0.72%
7.4
0.38%
7.5
0.18%
7.6
0.07%
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%