CALIFORNIA PROBABILITY OF MAJOR EARTHQUAKE 99% IN NEXT 30 YEARS

California has more than a 99% chance of having a magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquake within the next 30 years, according to scientists using a new model to determine the probability of big quakes, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey. The likelihood of a major quake of magnitude 7.5 or greater in the next 30 years is 46%-and such a quake is most likely to occur in the southern half of the state, says a summary of the study. The new study determined the probabilities that di