FEMA relative scores

Earthquake Risk Rankings

The highest relative earthquake scores among FEMA county-equivalent areas represented in the city directory.

One FEMA area can contain several covered cities. Each area appears once below, with links to its city pages. The score is a relative comparison measure, not the annual chance of a earthquake.

  1. #1

    Los Angeles County, CA

    BurbankCarsonComptonDowneyEast Los Angeles+17 more
    Very High

    100.0

    relative score

  2. #2
    Very High

    100.0

    relative score

  3. #3
    Very High

    99.9

    relative score

  4. #4

    San Bernardino County, CA

    ChinoFontanaHesperiaOntarioRancho Cucamonga+3 more
    Very High

    99.9

    relative score

  5. #5
    Very High

    99.9

    relative score

  6. #6

    Riverside County, CA

    CoronaHemetIndioJurupa ValleyMenifee+4 more
    Very High

    99.8

    relative score

  7. #7
    Very High

    99.8

    relative score

  8. #8

    Contra Costa County, CA

    AntiochConcordRichmondSan Ramon
    Very High

    99.8

    relative score

  9. #9
    Relatively High

    99.7

    relative score

  10. #10

    San Mateo County, CA

    Daly CityRedwood CitySan Mateo
    Relatively High

    99.7

    relative score

  11. #11
    Relatively High

    99.7

    relative score

  12. #12

    San Francisco County, CA

    San Francisco
    Relatively High

    99.7

    relative score

  13. #13
    Relatively High

    99.6

    relative score

  14. #14

    Multnomah County, OR

    GreshamPortland
    Relatively High

    99.6

    relative score

  15. #15

    Sonoma County, CA

    Santa Rosa
    Relatively High

    99.6

    relative score

  16. #16

    Pierce County, WA

    Tacoma
    Relatively High

    99.5

    relative score

  17. #17

    Kern County, CA

    Bakersfield
    Relatively High

    99.5

    relative score

  18. #18
    Relatively High

    99.4

    relative score

  19. #19

    Washoe County, NV

    RenoSparks
    Relatively High

    99.4

    relative score

  20. #20

    Monterey County, CA

    SalinasSeaside
    Relatively High

    99.4

    relative score

  21. #21

    Snohomish County, WA

    EverettMarysville
    Relatively High

    99.3

    relative score

  22. #22

    Solano County, CA

    FairfieldVacavilleVallejo
    Relatively High

    99.3

    relative score

  23. #23

    Santa Cruz County, CA

    Santa Cruz
    Relatively High

    99.3

    relative score

  24. #24

    Washington County, OR

    BeavertonHillsboro
    Relatively High

    99.2

    relative score

  25. #25

    Shelby County, TN

    Memphis
    Relatively High

    99.2

    relative score

Other hazard rankings

AvalancheCoastal FloodingCold WaveDroughtHailHeat WaveHurricaneIce StormLandslideLightningRiverine FloodingStrong WindTornadoTsunamiVolcanic ActivityWildfireWinter Weather

Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.19.0, released March 2023. Hazard figures cover FEMA county-equivalent areas.

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