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The states with the least earthquake risk

Earthquake risk.

FEMA National Risk Index percentile, 0-100. Reflects both ground-shaking likelihood and what is exposed to it, so a populated fault zone scores higher than empty land with the same geology.

  1. 1North Dakota15.0
  2. 2Minnesota22.5
  3. 3South Dakota29.8
  4. 4Nebraska34.0
  5. 5Iowa38.0
  6. 6Wisconsin42.0
  7. 7West Virginia49.6
  8. 8Kansas52.5
  9. 9Florida54.8
  10. 10Vermont57.4
  11. 11Louisiana65.0
  12. 12Texas65.2
  13. 13Michigan66.6
  14. 14Wyoming70.3
  15. 15Maine71.3
  16. 16Oklahoma71.7
  17. 17Virginia72.1
  18. 18Montana72.7
  19. 19Mississippi73.5
  20. 20Ohio74.5
  21. 21Kentucky75.2
  22. 22Colorado75.8
  23. 23Idaho75.8
  24. 24North Carolina77.7
  25. 25New Mexico77.7
  26. 26New Hampshire78.2
  27. 27Indiana78.9
  28. 28Georgia79.0
  29. 29Pennsylvania79.6
  30. 30Missouri79.9
  31. 31Rhode Island80.4
  32. 32Alabama82.0
  33. 33Maryland82.9
  34. 34Arkansas85.8
  35. 35New York87.5
  36. 36Connecticut87.8
  37. 37Delaware87.8
  38. 38Illinois89.4
  39. 39Tennessee90.2
  40. 40South Carolina90.3
  41. 41Massachusetts90.6
  42. 42Alaska90.9
  43. 43New Jersey92.3
  44. 44Arizona92.4
  45. 45Utah93.7
  46. 46Hawaii95.7
  47. 47Oregon95.8
  48. 48Washington95.9
  49. 49Nevada98.0
  50. 50District of Columbia98.3
  51. 51California99.3
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Source: FEMA National Risk Index. · How this is built