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

Order: lowest value first. Lower is better.

Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km: ranking of US metro areas: Akron ranks first (0.00 per year) and Anchorage last (3.00 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
1AkronOH0.00 per year
2AlbanyNY0.00 per year
3AlbuquerqueNM0.00 per year
4Ann ArborMI0.00 per year
5AshevilleNC0.00 per year
6AtlantaGA0.00 per year
7AugustaGA0.00 per year
8AustinTX0.00 per year
9BaltimoreMD0.00 per year
10Baton RougeLA0.00 per year
11BeaumontTX0.00 per year
12BirminghamAL0.00 per year
13BostonMA0.00 per year
14BridgeportCT0.00 per year
15BrownsvilleTX0.00 per year
16BuffaloNY0.00 per year
17CantonOH0.00 per year
18Cape CoralFL0.00 per year
19CharlestonSC0.00 per year
20CharlotteNC0.00 per year
21ChattanoogaTN0.00 per year
22ChicagoIL0.00 per year
23CincinnatiOH0.00 per year
24ClevelandOH0.00 per year
25Colorado SpringsCO0.00 per year
26ColumbiaSC0.00 per year
27ColumbusOH0.00 per year
28Corpus ChristiTX0.00 per year
29DallasTX0.00 per year
30DavenportIA0.00 per year
31DeltonaFL0.00 per year
32DenverCO0.00 per year
33Des MoinesIA0.00 per year
34DetroitMI0.00 per year
35DurhamNC0.00 per year
36El PasoTX0.00 per year
37EugeneOR0.00 per year
38FayettevilleAR0.00 per year
39FayettevilleNC0.00 per year
40FlintMI0.00 per year
41Fort CollinsCO0.00 per year
42Fort WayneIN0.00 per year
43FresnoCA0.00 per year
44Grand RapidsMI0.00 per year
45GreensboroNC0.00 per year
46GreenvilleSC0.00 per year
47GulfportMS0.00 per year
48HarrisburgPA0.00 per year
49HartfordCT0.00 per year
50HoustonTX0.00 per year
51HuntingtonWV0.00 per year
52HuntsvilleAL0.00 per year
53IndianapolisIN0.00 per year
54JacksonMS0.00 per year
55JacksonvilleFL0.00 per year
56Kansas CityMO0.00 per year
57KilleenTX0.00 per year
58KnoxvilleTN0.00 per year
59LafayetteLA0.00 per year
60LakelandFL0.00 per year
61LancasterPA0.00 per year
62LansingMI0.00 per year
63LexingtonKY0.00 per year
64LouisvilleKY0.00 per year
65MadisonWI0.00 per year
66McAllenTX0.00 per year
67MemphisTN0.00 per year
68MiamiFL0.00 per year
69MilwaukeeWI0.00 per year
70MinneapolisMN0.00 per year
71MobileAL0.00 per year
72MontgomeryAL0.00 per year
73Myrtle BeachSC0.00 per year
74NaplesFL0.00 per year
75NashvilleTN0.00 per year
76New HavenCT0.00 per year
77New OrleansLA0.00 per year
78North PortFL0.00 per year
79OcalaFL0.00 per year
80OmahaNE0.00 per year
81OrlandoFL0.00 per year
82Palm BayFL0.00 per year
83PensacolaFL0.00 per year
84PeoriaIL0.00 per year
85PhoenixAZ0.00 per year
86PittsburghPA0.00 per year
87Port St. LucieFL0.00 per year
88PortlandOR0.00 per year
89ProvidenceRI0.00 per year
90RaleighNC0.00 per year
91ReadingPA0.00 per year
92RochesterNY0.00 per year
93RockfordIL0.00 per year
94SalemOR0.00 per year
95SalisburyMD0.00 per year
96SavannahGA0.00 per year
97ScrantonPA0.00 per year
98SpokaneWA0.00 per year
99SpringfieldMA0.00 per year
100SpringfieldMO0.00 per year
101St. LouisMO0.00 per year
102SyracuseNY0.00 per year
103TallahasseeFL0.00 per year
104TampaFL0.00 per year
105ToledoOH0.00 per year
106TucsonAZ0.00 per year
107Urban HonoluluHI0.00 per year
108Virginia BeachVA0.00 per year
109WashingtonDC0.00 per year
110WorcesterMA0.00 per year
111YorkPA0.00 per year
112YoungstownOH0.00 per year
113AllentownPA0.05 per year
114Boise CityID0.05 per year
115HickoryNC0.05 per year
116Las VegasNV0.05 per year
117Little RockAR0.05 per year
118ManchesterNH0.05 per year
119New YorkNY0.05 per year
120PhiladelphiaPA0.05 per year
121PortlandME0.05 per year
122Santa MariaCA0.05 per year
123ShreveportLA0.05 per year
124TrentonNJ0.05 per year
125VisaliaCA0.05 per year
126WinstonNC0.05 per year
127RichmondVA0.10 per year
128SacramentoCA0.10 per year
129San DiegoCA0.10 per year
130SeattleWA0.10 per year
131WichitaKS0.10 per year
132BakersfieldCA0.15 per year
133ModestoCA0.15 per year
134ProvoUT0.15 per year
135Salt Lake CityUT0.15 per year
136San AntonioTX0.15 per year
137OgdenUT0.20 per year
138San FranciscoCA0.20 per year
139StocktonCA0.20 per year
140RenoNV0.30 per year
141San JoseCA0.30 per year
142TulsaOK0.30 per year
143OxnardCA0.35 per year
144RiversideCA0.35 per year
145SalinasCA0.40 per year
146VallejoCA0.40 per year
147Los AngelesCA0.45 per year
148Oklahoma CityOK0.45 per year
149Santa RosaCA0.45 per year
150AnchorageAK3.00 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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