The U.S. Geological Survey most recent forecast, known as UCERF3 (Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast 3), released in November 2013, estimated that an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 M or greater (i.e. equal to or greater than the 1994 Northridge earthquake) occurs about once every 6.7 years statewide.
A predición do USGS, coñecida como UCERF3 (Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast 3), de novembro de 2013, estimaba que ocorrería un terremoto de magnitude 6,7 M ou maior (é dicir, igual ou maior que o terremoto de Northridge de 1994) aproximadamente unha vez cada 6,7 anos en todo o estado.