Earthquake Risk in Georgia

All Georgia counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index earthquake score

Earthquake risk — ground shaking from sudden movement along geologic faults — is rated for 159 of 159 Georgia counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Fulton County carries the state's highest earthquake score at 96.0, with $22M in expected annual earthquake losses.

No Georgia county reaches the High band for earthquake, and expected annual losses from earthquake total roughly $165M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Earthquake

#CountyEarthquake ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Fulton County
96.0
Medium 0.00 / yr $22M
2 DeKalb County
94.8
Medium 0.00 / yr $13M
3 Chatham County
94.4
Medium 0.00 / yr $12M
4 Gwinnett County
93.3
Medium 0.00 / yr $10M
5 Cobb County
92.3
Medium 0.00 / yr $10M
6 Whitfield County
90.6
Medium 0.00 / yr $5M
7 Richmond County
90.0
Low 0.00 / yr $4M
8 Bulloch County
86.9
Low 0.00 / yr $3M
9 Floyd County
85.1
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
10 Clayton County
84.9
Low 0.00 / yr $3M
11 Muscogee County
84.4
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
12 Hall County
84.3
Low 0.00 / yr $3M
13 Clarke County
83.3
Low 0.00 / yr $3M
14 Forsyth County
82.8
Low 0.00 / yr $3M
15 Columbia County
82.5
Low 0.00 / yr $3M
16 Bartow County
81.0
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
17 Murray County
79.7
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
18 Walker County
79.6
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
19 Glynn County
79.5
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
20 Gordon County
79.4
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
21 Houston County
79.1
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
22 Cherokee County
78.9
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
23 Catoosa County
78.7
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
24 Dougherty County
77.4
Low 0.00 / yr $967K
25 Henry County
77.0
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
26 Bibb County
77.0
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
27 Carroll County
76.2
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
28 Douglas County
76.0
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
29 Burke County
75.9
Low 0.00 / yr $965K
30 Liberty County
75.6
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
31 Polk County
74.8
Low 0.00 / yr $734K
32 Effingham County
74.2
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
33 Rockdale County
73.6
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
34 Fayette County
73.1
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
35 Baldwin County
73.1
Low 0.00 / yr $837K
36 Laurens County
72.9
Low 0.00 / yr $809K
37 Emanuel County
72.5
Low 0.00 / yr $679K
38 Fannin County
72.4
Low 0.00 / yr $709K
39 Walton County
72.1
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
40 Gilmer County
72.0
Low 0.00 / yr $654K
41 Stephens County
71.9
Low 0.00 / yr $700K
42 Troup County
71.7
Low 0.00 / yr $727K
43 Elbert County
71.6
Low 0.00 / yr $606K
44 Tattnall County
71.2
Low 0.00 / yr $631K
45 Coffee County
71.2
Low 0.00 / yr $620K
46 Coweta County
69.5
Low 0.00 / yr $966K
47 Screven County
68.7
Low 0.00 / yr $504K
48 Hart County
68.4
Low 0.00 / yr $595K
49 Jackson County
67.7
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
50 Chattooga County
67.6
Low 0.00 / yr $483K
51 Spalding County
67.2
Low 0.00 / yr $734K
52 Paulding County
67.1
Low 0.00 / yr $945K
53 Toombs County
67.1
Low 0.00 / yr $552K
54 Lowndes County
66.7
Low 0.00 / yr $629K
55 Ware County
66.4
Low 0.00 / yr $501K
56 Barrow County
66.3
Low 0.00 / yr $813K
57 Jefferson County
65.8
Low 0.00 / yr $480K
58 McDuffie County
64.7
Low 0.00 / yr $440K
59 Union County
64.4
Low 0.00 / yr $397K
60 Wayne County
64.4
Low 0.00 / yr $457K
61 Washington County
64.3
Low 0.00 / yr $443K
62 Sumter County
64.0
Low 0.00 / yr $385K
63 Habersham County
63.8
Low 0.00 / yr $555K
64 Crisp County
63.6
Low 0.00 / yr $363K
65 Bryan County
63.2
Low 0.00 / yr $699K
66 Franklin County
63.1
Low 0.00 / yr $417K
67 Tift County
62.2
Low 0.00 / yr $449K
68 Newton County
62.2
Low 0.00 / yr $715K
69 Madison County
61.6
Low 0.00 / yr $414K
70 Haralson County
60.8
Low 0.00 / yr $398K
71 White County
59.9
Low 0.00 / yr $442K
72 Wilkes County
59.9
Low 0.00 / yr $311K
73 Putnam County
59.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $302K
74 Evans County
59.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $314K
75 Pickens County
59.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $436K
76 Ben Hill County
58.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $260K
77 Greene County
58.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $317K
78 Lumpkin County
57.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $376K
79 Oconee County
56.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $666K
80 Colquitt County
56.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $266K
81 Dade County
56.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $306K
82 Jenkins County
56.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $293K
83 Camden County
55.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $413K
84 Candler County
53.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $267K
85 Appling County
53.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $246K
86 Morgan County
52.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $353K
87 Johnson County
51.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $184K
88 Peach County
51.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $285K
89 Dodge County
51.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $207K
90 Dawson County
50.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $350K
91 Upson County
50.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $265K
92 Rabun County
50.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $196K
93 Jeff Davis County
50.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $191K
94 Bacon County
50.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $207K
95 Bleckley County
50.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $211K
96 Meriwether County
50.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $188K
97 McIntosh County
49.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $174K
98 Monroe County
49.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $262K
99 Telfair County
48.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $164K
100 Butts County
48.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $211K
101 Thomas County
48.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $201K
102 Towns County
48.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $157K
103 Mitchell County
47.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $163K
104 Warren County
46.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $137K
105 Jones County
46.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $210K
106 Macon County
46.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $129K
107 Lee County
45.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $278K
108 Lincoln County
44.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $178K
109 Banks County
44.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $224K
110 Pulaski County
44.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $135K
111 Oglethorpe County
44.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $200K
112 Hancock County
44.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $112K
113 Cook County
43.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $151K
114 Berrien County
43.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $133K
115 Turner County
42.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $119K
116 Pierce County
42.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $192K
117 Worth County
41.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $126K
118 Brantley County
41.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $174K
119 Harris County
41.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $187K
120 Heard County
40.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $100K
121 Decatur County
40.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $101K
122 Terrell County
40.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $114K
123 Lamar County
40.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $144K
124 Pike County
39.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $134K
125 Jasper County
39.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $129K
126 Montgomery County
39.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $106K
127 Dooly County
38.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $145K
128 Twiggs County
38.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $85K
129 Wilcox County
37.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $100K
130 Early County
36.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $75K
131 Clinch County
36.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $72K
132 Irwin County
36.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $118K
133 Wheeler County
35.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $72K
134 Wilkinson County
35.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $108K
135 Charlton County
35.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $71K
136 Taylor County
35.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $68K
137 Long County
35.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $153K
138 Atkinson County
35.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $104K
139 Brooks County
34.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $69K
140 Randolph County
33.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $65K
141 Glascock County
32.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $76K
142 Calhoun County
31.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $55K
143 Grady County
31.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $67K
144 Stewart County
31.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $48K
145 Marion County
30.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $50K
146 Lanier County
28.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $57K
147 Treutlen County
28.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $61K
148 Miller County
27.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $44K
149 Talbot County
27.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $32K
150 Taliaferro County
26.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $31K
151 Chattahoochee County
25.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $62K
152 Seminole County
25.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $42K
153 Crawford County
25.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $54K
154 Clay County
22.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
155 Webster County
22.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
156 Schley County
20.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $39K
157 Quitman County
17.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
158 Baker County
17.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
159 Echols County
13.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K

159 Georgia counties with measurable earthquake risk. See the national earthquake ranking or all Georgia counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Georgia county has the highest earthquake risk?

Fulton County has the highest FEMA earthquake risk score in Georgia at 96.0 (Medium), with $22M in expected annual losses and about 0.00 events per year.

How many Georgia counties face significant earthquake risk?

159 Georgia counties record measurable earthquake risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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