Will the highest-magnitude earthquake in 2026 be 8.2 – 8.3?

Highest earthquake magnitude in 2026?$2k liquidity$931 volumecloses 3.5mo
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Cost
10.9¢
Implied chance
10.9%
Return if right
817.4%
Spread cost
19%

If you put in $100

You get 917.4 shares at 10.9¢ each.

YES wins: $917.43 back, a profit of $817.43. YES loses: $0.00, and the whole $100 is gone.

The gap between buyers and sellers takes $193.68 of that profit. Without it you would make $1011.11.

Assumes the whole order fills at this price. A large order eats into the book and averages worse.

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Cost
92.9¢
Implied chance
92.9%
Return if right
7.6%
Spread cost
23%

If you put in $100

You get 107.6 shares at 92.9¢ each.

NO wins: $107.64 back, a profit of $7.64. NO loses: $0.00, and the whole $100 is gone.

The gap between buyers and sellers takes $2.25 of that profit. Without it you would make $9.89.

Assumes the whole order fills at this price. A large order eats into the book and averages worse.

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How this market resolves

This market will resolve based on the USGS preferred magnitude of the largest (highest-magnitude) earthquake to occur anywhere on Earth between January 1, 2026, 12:00:00 AM ET and December 31, 2026, 11:59:59 PM ET. The "7.9 or below" bracket covers any case in which the highest-magnitude earthquake during this market's timeframe is below 8.0, including the magnitude 7.8 already recorded in 2026 and any lower value. The resolution source for this market is the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Hazards Program (https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/search/). Magnitude is measured to one decimal place (e.g., 7.9). The USGS preferred magnitude at the end of this market's open period governs; later revisions do not reopen or change this market's resolution. An extension period extends this market's close from January 3, 2027, 11:59:59 PM ET to as late as January 7, 2027, 11:59:59 PM ET, and applies when a qualifying earthquake has occurred within this market's timeframe but the USGS has not yet published or finalized its preferred magnitude. This additional time allows the reported magnitude to be finalized before this market resolves. This market will remain open until January 3, 2027, 11:59:59 PM ET, or until January 7, 2027, 11:59:59 PM ET if the extension period applies. If a qualifying earthquake has occurred within this market's timeframe but has not yet appeared on the resolution source by the end of that period, another credible resolution source will be used.

Source: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/search/

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