Strongest earthquake in the period: ranking of US metro areas

Order: lowest value first. Lower is better.

Strongest earthquake in the period: ranking of US metro areas: Las Vegas ranks first (4.5 magnitude) and Anchorage last (7.1 magnitude). The median across 38 metro areas is 5.3 magnitude. Observation period: 2006-2025. Source: USGS, ComCat earthquake catalog.

Largest earthquake magnitude within 100 km of the center during the observation period.

Data quality: observed tremors over 20 years only; no events means no value, not zero.

#Metro areaValue
1Las VegasNV4.5 magnitude
2ManchesterNH4.7 magnitude
3PortlandME4.7 magnitude
4SeattleWA4.7 magnitude
5Little RockAR4.7 magnitude
6AllentownPA4.8 magnitude
7New YorkNY4.8 magnitude
8PhiladelphiaPA4.8 magnitude
9San AntonioTX4.8 magnitude
10Santa MariaCA4.8 magnitude
11ShreveportLA4.8 magnitude
12TrentonNJ4.8 magnitude
13VisaliaCA4.9 magnitude
14Boise CityID4.9 magnitude
15WichitaKS4.9 magnitude
16HickoryNC5.1 magnitude
17WinstonNC5.1 magnitude
18San DiegoCA5.2 magnitude
19BakersfieldCA5.2 magnitude
20OxnardCA5.3 magnitude
21Los AngelesCA5.4 magnitude
22RiversideCA5.4 magnitude
23ModestoCA5.5 magnitude
24SalinasCA5.5 magnitude
25San JoseCA5.5 magnitude
26OgdenUT5.7 magnitude
27Oklahoma CityOK5.7 magnitude
28ProvoUT5.7 magnitude
29Salt Lake CityUT5.7 magnitude
30RenoNV5.7 magnitude
31RichmondVA5.8 magnitude
32TulsaOK5.8 magnitude
33SacramentoCA6.0 magnitude
34San FranciscoCA6.0 magnitude
35Santa RosaCA6.0 magnitude
36StocktonCA6.0 magnitude
37VallejoCA6.0 magnitude
38AnchorageAK7.1 magnitude

Only places with a value for the indicator are ranked; a gap is not a zero. A ranking on one indicator is not an assessment of a place to live.

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