Earthquake Risk in Nebraska

All Nebraska counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index earthquake score

Earthquake risk — ground shaking from sudden movement along geologic faults — is rated for 93 of 93 Nebraska counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Douglas County carries the state's highest earthquake score at 52.7, with $373K in expected annual earthquake losses.

No Nebraska county reaches the High band for earthquake, and expected annual losses from earthquake total roughly $3M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Earthquake

#CountyEarthquake ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Douglas County
52.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $373K
2 Scotts Bluff County
50.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $298K
3 Lancaster County
40.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $203K
4 Box Butte County
32.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $108K
5 Lincoln County
31.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $98K
6 Hall County
30.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $99K
7 Dawson County
29.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $66K
8 Sarpy County
28.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $104K
9 Madison County
26.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $62K
10 Sheridan County
26.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $43K
11 Platte County
26.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $54K
12 Kimball County
26.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $45K
13 Dawes County
24.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $59K
14 Buffalo County
24.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $65K
15 Adams County
24.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $54K
16 Dodge County
24.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $53K
17 Cheyenne County
24.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $52K
18 Cherry County
22.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $29K
19 Holt County
21.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $35K
20 Morrill County
21.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $27K
21 Custer County
20.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $34K
22 Gage County
19.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $31K
23 Saline County
18.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $22K
24 Keith County
16.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $24K
25 York County
16.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $29K
26 Clay County
15.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
27 Merrick County
15.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
28 Dakota County
14.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $16K
29 Knox County
14.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
30 Seward County
14.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
31 Cuming County
14.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
32 Antelope County
13.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
33 Phelps County
13.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
34 Richardson County
13.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
35 Boone County
12.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
36 Red Willow County
12.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
37 Nemaha County
12.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
38 Saunders County
12.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
39 Colfax County
11.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $16K
40 Cedar County
11.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
41 Cass County
11.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
42 Hamilton County
11.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
43 Butler County
11.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
44 Otoe County
11.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
45 Furnas County
11.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
46 Kearney County
11.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $16K
47 Jefferson County
11.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
48 Brown County
10.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
49 Thayer County
10.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
50 Webster County
10.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
51 Frontier County
10.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
52 Fillmore County
9.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
53 Washington County
9.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
54 Sioux County
9.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
55 Chase County
9.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
56 Deuel County
8.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
57 Perkins County
8.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
58 Garden County
8.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $10K
59 Pierce County
8.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
60 Polk County
8.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
61 Howard County
8.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
62 Valley County
8.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
63 Burt County
7.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
64 Wayne County
7.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
65 Nuckolls County
7.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
66 Harlan County
6.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
67 Thurston County
6.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
68 Sherman County
6.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
69 Pawnee County
5.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
70 Rock County
5.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
71 Franklin County
5.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
72 Garfield County
5.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
73 Hooker County
4.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
74 Stanton County
4.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
75 Hitchcock County
4.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
76 Nance County
4.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
77 Dundy County
4.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
78 Greeley County
3.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
79 Johnson County
3.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
80 Dixon County
3.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
81 Keya Paha County
3.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
82 Boyd County
3.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
83 Logan County
3.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
84 Gosper County
3.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
85 Banner County
3.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
86 Thomas County
2.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
87 Blaine County
2.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
88 Grant County
2.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
89 Wheeler County
2.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
90 Hayes County
1.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
91 Arthur County
1.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
92 Loup County
1.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
93 McPherson County
0.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K

93 Nebraska counties with measurable earthquake risk. See the national earthquake ranking or all Nebraska counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nebraska county has the highest earthquake risk?

Douglas County has the highest FEMA earthquake risk score in Nebraska at 52.7 (Very Low), with $373K in expected annual losses and about 0.00 events per year.

How many Nebraska counties face significant earthquake risk?

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

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