Earthquake Risk in San Francisco, CA
Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10
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Key Risk Factors
- FEMA rates San Francisco's county as Very High risk for this hazard
- Estimated annual loss of $662M from this hazard type
- 32 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
- 4 event(s) in the 12 months to Aug 9, 2026
- Located in a seismically active region
Last significant event: Earthquake - 5.0 - 1 km NNE of Brookdale, California (2026-04-02) — 5,100,000 people exposed
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How San Francisco Compares
Notable Earthquake Events Near San Francisco
DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable earthquake events near San Francisco, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Earthquake - 5.0 - 1 km NNE of Brookdale, California (April 2026) — 5,100,000 people exposed; $1,431,317M capital exposed.
Earthquake - 5.0 - 1 km NNE of Brookdale, California
April 2, 2026 — ADVISORY
5,100,000 people exposed; $1,431,317M capital exposed
Earthquake - 6.0 - 17 km SW of Scotia, California
December 5, 2024 — WATCH
129,000 people exposed; $20,487M capital exposed
Earthquake - 6.0 - 6km NW of American Canyon, California
August 24, 2014 — WATCH
Impact data not available
5.45 Earthquake — 6 km NNE of East Foothills, California
October 31, 2007 — WATCH
Impact data not available
5.1 - Northern California
August 14, 2012 — ADVISORY
Impact data not available
Earthquake Preparedness Tips
- 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
- 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
- 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
- 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
- 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly
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How this data is built
San Francisco, CA earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.
The data behind this page
Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.
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