How many 7.0 or above earthquakes in 2026?

Name: How many 7.0 or above earthquakes in 2026?
Start: 2025-12-31T17:14:32.627Z
End: 2026-12-31T00:00:00.000Z

Climate & Science·Weather

How many 7.0 or above earthquakes in 2026?

Dec 31

11–13 30%

8–10 24%

14–16 21%

17–19 13%

$1,045,986 Vol.

Dec 31, 2026

$155,276 Vol.

5–7

$59,555 Vol.

8–10

$114,608 Vol.

24%

11–13

$365,512 Vol.

30%

14–16

$118,136 Vol.

21%

17–19

$190,425 Vol.

13%

20+

$42,473 Vol.

11–13 30%

8–10 24%

14–16 21%

17–19 13%

$1,045,986 Vol.

Dec 31, 2026

$155,276 Vol.

5–7

$59,555 Vol.

8–10

$114,608 Vol.

24%

11–13

$365,512 Vol.

30%

14–16

$118,136 Vol.

21%

17–19

$190,425 Vol.

13%

20+

$42,473 Vol.

This market will resolve according to the total number of earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.0 or higher that occur anywhere on Earth between January 1 and December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. The resolution source for this market is the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Hazards Program (https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/significant.php#sigdef). If an earthquake of substantial size has occurred within this market's timeframe but not yet appeared on the resolution source, this market may remain open until January 7, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, or until the earthquake in question otherwise appears on the resolution source. If such an earthquake has not appeared on the resolution source by that date, another credible resolution source will be used.

Trader sentiment clusters tightly around 11-19 magnitude 7.0+ earthquakes for 2026, with 11-13 leading at 29.5% implied probability, mirroring the USGS long-term global average of about 15 such events annually under the Gutenberg-Richter law governing seismic frequency-magnitude distributions. This Poisson-distributed variability—yielding standard deviations of roughly 4 events—explains the close contest with 8-10 (23.5%) and 14-16 (21.5%), as traders weigh historical precedents like 2024's 14 quakes so far against quieter years below 10. No reliable forecasts exist due to chaotic plate tectonics, but upticks in Pacific Ring of Fire activity subtly favor mid-teens outcomes absent major subduction shifts.

Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated Mar 21, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC

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