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Top Earthquake States (Earthquakes, Magnitude 3.5 and Greater, 1974 - 2003)

Top Earthquake States

1.	Alaska ¹
2.	California
3.	Hawaii ²
4.	Nevada
5.	Washington
6.	Idaho
7.	Wyoming
8.	Montana
9.	Utah
10.	Oregon

Remember that earthquakes centered in one State may produce damage in another.

This list does not reflect the extent to which earthquake activity might be concentrated in a few small areas of the State or spread throughout the State.

Top Earthquake States: Map (Magnitude 3.5 and Greater, 1974 - 2003)

United States

State	Number of Earthquakes 1974-2003	Percent of Total

State	Number of Earthquakes 1974-2003

Earthquake Products

1.	Alaska	12053	57.2 %
2.	California	4895	23.2 %
3.	Hawaii	1533	7.3 %
4.	Nevada	778	3.7 %
5.	Washington	424	2.0 %
6.	Idaho	404	1.9 %
7.	Wyoming	217	1.0 %
8.	Montana	186	0.9 %
9.	Utah	139	0.7 %
10.	Oregon	73	0.3 %

11.	New Mexico	38	0.2 %
12.	Arkansas	34	0.2 %
13.	Arizona	32	0.2 %
14.	Colorado	24	0.1 %
15.	Tennessee	22	0.1 %
16.	Missouri	21
17.	Texas	20
18.	Illinois	17
19.	Oklahoma	17
20.	Maine	16
21.	New York	16
22.	Alabama	15
23.	Kentucky	15
24.	South Carolina	10
25.	South Dakota	10

26.	Virginia	10
27.	Nebraska	8
28.	Ohio	8
29.	Georgia	7
30.	Indiana	6
31.	New Hampshire	6
32.	Pennsylvania	6
33.	Kansas	4
34.	North Carolina	3
35.	Massachusetts	2
36.	Michigan	2
37.	Minnesota	2
38.	Mississippi	2
39.	New Jersey	2
40.	Louisiana	1
41.	Rhode Island	1
42.	West Virginia	1

43.	Connecticut	0
44.	Delaware	0
45.	Florida	0
46.	Iowa	0
47.	Maryland	0
48.	North Dakota	0
49.	Vermont	0
50.	Wisconsin	0