Trader consensus on Polymarket reflects an 81.2% implied probability for eight or more magnitude 7.0+ earthquakes by June 30, 2026, driven by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) catalog already recording five such events year-to-date—most recently a 7.4 offshore Iwate, Japan on April 20, amid a cluster of four in the past month along Pacific subduction zones including Indonesia, Vanuatu, and Tonga. This pace exceeds the historical global average of about 16 M7+ quakes annually (roughly 1.3 per month on the moment magnitude scale), positioning 8+ as the frontrunner under a Poisson-distributed model of seismicity, with 15.8% odds on exactly seven anticipating two more in May-June. USGS real-time monitoring continues, though short-term forecasts remain inherently uncertain due to unpredictable fault dynamics; key updates via the agency’s earthquake search catalog could shift sentiment.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedHow many 7.0 or above earthquakes by June 30?
How many 7.0 or above earthquakes by June 30?
$1,847,200 Vol.
$1,847,200 Vol.
7
16%
8+
79%
$1,847,200 Vol.
$1,847,200 Vol.
7
16%
8+
79%
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 July 7, 2026, 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.
Market Opened: Dec 4, 2025, 3:15 PM ET
Resolver
0x2F5e3684c...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 July 7, 2026, 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.
Resolver
0x2F5e3684c...Trader consensus on Polymarket reflects an 81.2% implied probability for eight or more magnitude 7.0+ earthquakes by June 30, 2026, driven by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) catalog already recording five such events year-to-date—most recently a 7.4 offshore Iwate, Japan on April 20, amid a cluster of four in the past month along Pacific subduction zones including Indonesia, Vanuatu, and Tonga. This pace exceeds the historical global average of about 16 M7+ quakes annually (roughly 1.3 per month on the moment magnitude scale), positioning 8+ as the frontrunner under a Poisson-distributed model of seismicity, with 15.8% odds on exactly seven anticipating two more in May-June. USGS real-time monitoring continues, though short-term forecasts remain inherently uncertain due to unpredictable fault dynamics; key updates via the agency’s earthquake search catalog could shift sentiment.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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