Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km: ranking of US metro areas

Order: highest value first. Lower is better.

Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km: ranking of US metro areas: Anchorage ranks first (3.00 per year) and Youngstown last (0.00 per year). The median across 150 metro areas is 0.00 per year. Observation period: 2006-2025. Source: USGS, ComCat earthquake catalog.

Average number of magnitude 4.5+ earthquakes per year within 100 km of the center over the period. This is a record of past tremors, not a hazard forecast.

Data quality: 20-year catalog: rare strong events may fall outside the window; completeness outside the US depends on the region.

#Metro areaValue
1AnchorageAK3.00 per year
2Los AngelesCA0.45 per year
3Oklahoma CityOK0.45 per year
4Santa RosaCA0.45 per year
5SalinasCA0.40 per year
6VallejoCA0.40 per year
7OxnardCA0.35 per year
8RiversideCA0.35 per year
9RenoNV0.30 per year
10San JoseCA0.30 per year
11TulsaOK0.30 per year
12OgdenUT0.20 per year
13San FranciscoCA0.20 per year
14StocktonCA0.20 per year
15BakersfieldCA0.15 per year
16ModestoCA0.15 per year
17ProvoUT0.15 per year
18Salt Lake CityUT0.15 per year
19San AntonioTX0.15 per year
20RichmondVA0.10 per year
21SacramentoCA0.10 per year
22San DiegoCA0.10 per year
23SeattleWA0.10 per year
24WichitaKS0.10 per year
25AllentownPA0.05 per year
26Boise CityID0.05 per year
27HickoryNC0.05 per year
28Las VegasNV0.05 per year
29Little RockAR0.05 per year
30ManchesterNH0.05 per year
31New YorkNY0.05 per year
32PhiladelphiaPA0.05 per year
33PortlandME0.05 per year
34Santa MariaCA0.05 per year
35ShreveportLA0.05 per year
36TrentonNJ0.05 per year
37VisaliaCA0.05 per year
38WinstonNC0.05 per year
39AkronOH0.00 per year
40AlbanyNY0.00 per year
41AlbuquerqueNM0.00 per year
42Ann ArborMI0.00 per year
43AshevilleNC0.00 per year
44AtlantaGA0.00 per year
45AugustaGA0.00 per year
46AustinTX0.00 per year
47BaltimoreMD0.00 per year
48Baton RougeLA0.00 per year
49BeaumontTX0.00 per year
50BirminghamAL0.00 per year
51BostonMA0.00 per year
52BridgeportCT0.00 per year
53BrownsvilleTX0.00 per year
54BuffaloNY0.00 per year
55CantonOH0.00 per year
56Cape CoralFL0.00 per year
57CharlestonSC0.00 per year
58CharlotteNC0.00 per year
59ChattanoogaTN0.00 per year
60ChicagoIL0.00 per year
61CincinnatiOH0.00 per year
62ClevelandOH0.00 per year
63Colorado SpringsCO0.00 per year
64ColumbiaSC0.00 per year
65ColumbusOH0.00 per year
66Corpus ChristiTX0.00 per year
67DallasTX0.00 per year
68DavenportIA0.00 per year
69DeltonaFL0.00 per year
70DenverCO0.00 per year
71Des MoinesIA0.00 per year
72DetroitMI0.00 per year
73DurhamNC0.00 per year
74El PasoTX0.00 per year
75EugeneOR0.00 per year
76FayettevilleAR0.00 per year
77FayettevilleNC0.00 per year
78FlintMI0.00 per year
79Fort CollinsCO0.00 per year
80Fort WayneIN0.00 per year
81FresnoCA0.00 per year
82Grand RapidsMI0.00 per year
83GreensboroNC0.00 per year
84GreenvilleSC0.00 per year
85GulfportMS0.00 per year
86HarrisburgPA0.00 per year
87HartfordCT0.00 per year
88HoustonTX0.00 per year
89HuntingtonWV0.00 per year
90HuntsvilleAL0.00 per year
91IndianapolisIN0.00 per year
92JacksonMS0.00 per year
93JacksonvilleFL0.00 per year
94Kansas CityMO0.00 per year
95KilleenTX0.00 per year
96KnoxvilleTN0.00 per year
97LafayetteLA0.00 per year
98LakelandFL0.00 per year
99LancasterPA0.00 per year
100LansingMI0.00 per year
101LexingtonKY0.00 per year
102LouisvilleKY0.00 per year
103MadisonWI0.00 per year
104McAllenTX0.00 per year
105MemphisTN0.00 per year
106MiamiFL0.00 per year
107MilwaukeeWI0.00 per year
108MinneapolisMN0.00 per year
109MobileAL0.00 per year
110MontgomeryAL0.00 per year
111Myrtle BeachSC0.00 per year
112NaplesFL0.00 per year
113NashvilleTN0.00 per year
114New HavenCT0.00 per year
115New OrleansLA0.00 per year
116North PortFL0.00 per year
117OcalaFL0.00 per year
118OmahaNE0.00 per year
119OrlandoFL0.00 per year
120Palm BayFL0.00 per year
121PensacolaFL0.00 per year
122PeoriaIL0.00 per year
123PhoenixAZ0.00 per year
124PittsburghPA0.00 per year
125Port St. LucieFL0.00 per year
126PortlandOR0.00 per year
127ProvidenceRI0.00 per year
128RaleighNC0.00 per year
129ReadingPA0.00 per year
130RochesterNY0.00 per year
131RockfordIL0.00 per year
132SalemOR0.00 per year
133SalisburyMD0.00 per year
134SavannahGA0.00 per year
135ScrantonPA0.00 per year
136SpokaneWA0.00 per year
137SpringfieldMA0.00 per year
138SpringfieldMO0.00 per year
139St. LouisMO0.00 per year
140SyracuseNY0.00 per year
141TallahasseeFL0.00 per year
142TampaFL0.00 per year
143ToledoOH0.00 per year
144TucsonAZ0.00 per year
145Urban HonoluluHI0.00 per year
146Virginia BeachVA0.00 per year
147WashingtonDC0.00 per year
148WorcesterMA0.00 per year
149YorkPA0.00 per year
150YoungstownOH0.00 per year

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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