Riskiest Counties for Earthquake

Ranked by FEMA National Risk Index earthquake hazard score · code ERQK

County Rankings

#CountyStateEarthquake ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1Los Angeles CountyCA
100.0
Very High 0.09 / yr$4.57B
2Alameda CountyCA
100.0
Very High 0.14 / yr$1.35B
3Orange CountyCA
99.9
Very High 0.10 / yr$1.02B
4Santa Clara CountyCA
99.9
Very High 0.18 / yr$1.19B
5King CountyWA
99.9
Very High 0.05 / yr$1.21B
6Riverside CountyCA
99.8
Very High 0.12 / yr$764M
7San Bernardino CountyCA
99.8
Very High 0.11 / yr$922M
8San Francisco CountyCA
99.8
Very High 0.10 / yr$662M
9San Diego CountyCA
99.7
High 0.11 / yr$426M
10Contra Costa CountyCA
99.7
High 0.13 / yr$519M
11Ventura CountyCA
99.7
High 0.08 / yr$392M
12San Mateo CountyCA
99.7
High 0.14 / yr$497M
13Salt Lake CountyUT
99.6
High 0.02 / yr$488M
14Multnomah CountyOR
99.6
High 0.02 / yr$326M
15Pierce CountyWA
99.6
High 0.04 / yr$364M
16Shelby CountyTN
99.5
High 0.01 / yr$215M
17Sonoma CountyCA
99.5
High 0.12 / yr$284M
18Anchorage MunicipalityAK
99.5
High 0.16 / yr$353M
19Santa Barbara CountyCA
99.4
High 0.05 / yr$168M
20Kern CountyCA
99.4
High 0.08 / yr$184M
21Monterey CountyCA
99.4
High 0.16 / yr$182M
22San Joaquin CountyCA
99.3
High 0.11 / yr$184M
23Snohomish CountyWA
99.3
High 0.04 / yr$247M
24Santa Cruz CountyCA
99.3
High 0.16 / yr$190M
25Fresno CountyCA
99.2
High 0.11 / yr$136M

Showing the top 25 seeded counties for earthquake risk.