ZIP 89703, Carson City, Nevada Earthquake Risk Score
ZIP 89703, Carson City, Nevada has a 6.0 / 10 earthquake risk score from current PerilScore data.
Computed from decades of public weather data using physics-based probability modeling.
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- Risk Score (0-10)
- 6
- Historical Events
- 113
- Avg Return Period
- No data
- Data Confidence
- 100%
in the record
years between events
ZIP 89703, Carson City, Nevada has a 6.0 / 10 earthquake risk score, which falls in the very high band and is in the 97th percentile among scored local areas in this model. The score was snapshotted on 2026-08-10 with 100% model confidence.
What drives this score here?
NSHM site-adjusted PGA leads (37% of weighted drivers); secondary 2pct/50yr PGA. For this location, the score card also highlights these model signals:
- Site PGA: 0.70 g
- 2% / 50 yr PGA: 0.70 g
- Fault distance: 2.4 km
- M4+ events: 113
The strongest component metrics in the snapshot are:
- NSHM Site Adjusted PGA: model component 0.187. The raw value is 0.70 g.
- 2Pct 50Yr PGA: model component 0.129. The raw value is 0.70 g.
- Fault Proximity: model component 0.120. The raw value is 2.38.
For earthquake exposure, the useful signals are site-adjusted PGA, design PGA, fault proximity, fault slip rate, and historical seismicity. This snapshot shows site-adjusted PGA at 0.70 g and nearest mapped fault distance at 2.4 km.
How to read the location signal
This page uses the representative local model area around the ZIP code area centroid for ZIP 89703, Carson City, Nevada. That local model area is roughly 5 square kilometers, so the score is a practical place-level signal for browsing and comparison. The building-level view comes from entering a street address.
The model confidence is high enough for direct local comparison across nearby pages.
The source record for this page is: PerilScore local earthquake local model feature table with NSHM, site amplification, design PGA, and fault proximity drivers
Why building details matter
A street-address score can account for the unique characteristics of a specific building, including age, construction type, roof shape and condition, occupancy, elevation, defensible space, drainage, terrain, and nearby exposure. Those details can change resilience or susceptibility around the same location-level score.
Use this ZIP page when you want a more local read than the county page. Since the percentile is elevated, it is worth comparing nearby pages before relying on the area score alone.
Use the PerilScore app to enter a street address and see the full property-specific score.
The local score is the starting point
A specific building can perform differently from the surrounding area. The PerilScore street-address check adds building age, construction type, roof details, occupancy, elevation, defensible space, drainage, terrain, and nearby exposure to the earthquake layer shown here.
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