66843 Zip Code Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in 66843 Zip Code is about the same as Kansas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 66843 Zip Code is lower than Kansas average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #410
| 66843 Zip Code | 0.01 |
| Kansas | 0.05 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| 66843 Zip Code | 0.0000 |
| Kansas | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #470
| 66843 Zip Code | 219.23 |
| Kansas | 252.53 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 4,198 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 66843 Zip Code were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 12 | Cold: | 15 | Dense Fog: | 1 | Drought: | 9 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 252 | Hail: | 2,248 | Heat: | 11 | Heavy Snow: | 43 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 10 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 60 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,369 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 57 | Winter Weather: | 32 |
| Other: | 79 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near 66843 Zip Code.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 66843 Zip Code.
No historical earthquake events found in or near 66843 Zip Code.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 83 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 66843 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 4.1 | 1950-05-18 | 3 | 38°07'N / 96°49'W | 38°20'N / 96°49'W | 14.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Chase |
| 4.4 | 1964-04-22 | 2 | 38°17'N / 96°43'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Chase | |||
| 6.7 | 1956-04-02 | 3 | 38°15'N / 96°52'W | 38°23'N / 96°33'W | 19.40 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Marion |
| 7.2 | 1964-04-22 | 2 | 38°19'N / 96°41'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Chase | |||
| 13.2 | 1991-04-26 | 2 | 38°06'N / 96°34'W | 38°10'N / 96°29'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Chase |
| 13.7 | 1974-05-30 | 2 | 38°08'N / 96°34'W | 38°05'N / 96°30'W | 4.70 Miles | 167 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Chase |
| 14.5 | 1954-08-05 | 2 | 38°10'N / 97°07'W | 38°23'N / 96°53'W | 19.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Marion |
| 15.2 | 1991-04-26 | 2 | 37°56'N / 96°43'W | 38°06'N / 96°34'W | 15.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Butler |
| 16.6 | 1974-05-13 | 2 | 38°10'N / 97°09'W | 38°12'N / 96°56'W | 11.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Marion |
| 16.9 | 1974-05-30 | 2 | 38°05'N / 96°30'W | 38°04'N / 96°29'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Butler | ||
| 19.7 | 1970-03-02 | 2 | 38°10'N / 97°11'W | 38°22'N / 97°01'W | 16.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ellsworth |
| 24.5 | 1971-05-31 | 2 | 38°12'N / 97°15'W | 38°12'N / 97°08'W | 6.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Marion |
| 26.3 | 1987-05-18 | 2 | 38°27'N / 96°23'W | 38°29'N / 96°21'W | 3.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Chase |
| 26.4 | 1990-03-13 | 2 | 38°28'N / 97°05'W | 38°36'N / 96°58'W | 10.00 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Marion |
| 27.4 | 1974-05-30 | 2 | 38°04'N / 96°29'W | 37°49'N / 96°17'W | 20.40 Miles | 167 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Greenwood |
| 27.5 | 1970-03-02 | 2 | 38°03'N / 97°16'W | 38°10'N / 97°11'W | 9.10 Miles | 360 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Harvey |
| 27.8 | 1961-03-26 | 2 | 38°01'N / 96°18'W | 2.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Greenwood | |
| 28.3 | 1958-06-10 | 4 | 37°51'N / 97°01'W | 37°50'N / 96°51'W | 9.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 15 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Butler |
| 28.4 | 1990-03-13 | 5 | 38°13'N / 97°20'W | 38°25'N / 97°10'W | 16.00 Miles | 1320 Yards | 1 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Marion |
| 28.6 | 1960-10-29 | 2 | 37°49'N / 96°51'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Butler | |
| 29.2 | 1953-06-19 | 2 | 38°36'N / 97°04'W | 38°36'N / 96°54'W | 8.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Marion |
| 29.5 | 1965-09-20 | 2 | 37°37'N / 97°16'W | 38°12'N / 96°57'W | 43.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sedgwick |
| 29.6 | 1960-04-16 | 2 | 37°48'N / 96°50'W | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Butler | |||
| 30.5 | 1990-06-07 | 2 | 38°20'N / 96°16'W | 38°28'N / 96°11'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 17 | 25.0M | 0 | Lyon |
| 30.7 | 1973-04-13 | 2 | 38°11'N / 96°09'W | 38°19'N / 96°12'W | 9.60 Miles | 333 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lyon |
| 30.8 | 1974-03-07 | 2 | 38°38'N / 96°42'W | 38°41'N / 96°32'W | 9.40 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Morris |
| 31.1 | 1990-05-24 | 3 | 38°29'N / 97°22'W | 38°30'N / 97°02'W | 18.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Marion |
| 31.3 | 1958-06-12 | 2 | 38°11'N / 96°10'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Lyon | |||
| 32.6 | 1991-04-26 | 5 | 37°42'N / 97°09'W | 37°54'N / 96°52'W | 22.00 Miles | 700 Yards | 13 | 150 | 250.0M | 0 | Butler |
| 33.2 | 1971-07-09 | 2 | 38°28'N / 96°16'W | 38°31'N / 96°12'W | 4.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Lyon |
| 33.5 | 1963-07-12 | 2 | 38°03'N / 97°19'W | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Harvey | |||
| 33.6 | 1969-06-17 | 2 | 38°40'N / 96°36'W | 38°42'N / 96°29'W | 6.20 Miles | 37 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Morris |
| 34.5 | 1990-03-13 | 5 | 38°11'N / 97°25'W | 38°13'N / 97°20'W | 4.00 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Mcpherson |
| 34.6 | 1990-03-13 | 5 | 38°10'N / 97°23'W | 38°11'N / 97°22'W | 1.00 Mile | 1320 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Mcpherson |
| 34.8 | 1973-03-13 | 2 | 38°14'N / 96°07'W | 38°23'N / 96°06'W | 10.20 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lyon |
| 35.1 | 1952-08-14 | 2 | 38°41'N / 97°01'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Dickinson | |
| 35.6 | 1953-05-10 | 3 | 38°21'N / 96°40'W | 38°56'N / 96°03'W | 52.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Chase |
| 35.8 | 1968-06-10 | 2 | 38°06'N / 96°06'W | 1.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Greenwood | |
| 35.8 | 1974-03-07 | 2 | 38°41'N / 96°32'W | 38°44'N / 96°29'W | 4.50 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Morris |
| 36.0 | 1962-05-28 | 2 | 38°20'N / 96°07'W | 38°23'N / 96°05'W | 3.60 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lyon |
| 36.0 | 1956-07-21 | 2 | 38°01'N / 97°21'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Harvey | |||
| 36.4 | 1961-07-13 | 2 | 38°02'N / 97°22'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Harvey | |||
| 36.5 | 1990-03-13 | 2 | 38°36'N / 96°58'W | 38°54'N / 96°34'W | 30.00 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Morris |
| 37.3 | 1990-03-13 | 5 | 38°09'N / 97°26'W | 38°11'N / 97°25'W | 2.00 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Harvey |
| 37.8 | 1950-07-01 | 2 | 38°42'N / 97°05'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Dickinson | |||
| 38.4 | 1962-05-26 | 2 | 38°34'N / 96°11'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lyon | |
| 38.9 | 1956-04-02 | 3 | 38°23'N / 96°33'W | 38°50'N / 95°53'W | 47.50 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Marion |
| 39.6 | 1962-05-24 | 3 | 38°00'N / 97°31'W | 38°03'N / 97°20'W | 10.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Reno |
| 40.4 | 1971-06-06 | 3 | 38°48'N / 96°37'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Morris | |
| 40.5 | 1964-04-22 | 2 | 38°17'N / 97°29'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Mcpherson | |||
| 40.5 | 1974-03-07 | 2 | 38°44'N / 96°29'W | 38°48'N / 96°26'W | 5.10 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wabaunsee |
| 40.6 | 1974-05-13 | 2 | 38°09'N / 97°49'W | 38°10'N / 97°09'W | 36.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 0K | 0 | Harvey |
| 41.0 | 1958-06-11 | 2 | 37°43'N / 97°08'W | 0 | 4 | 0K | 0 | Butler | |||
| 41.7 | 1974-05-13 | 2 | 38°09'N / 97°42'W | 38°22'N / 97°19'W | 25.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Mcpherson |
| 42.1 | 1974-06-08 | 4 | 38°25'N / 96°13'W | 38°42'N / 95°58'W | 23.70 Miles | 1760 Yards | 6 | 177 | 25.0M | 0 | Lyon |
| 42.5 | 1954-04-26 | 2 | 38°04'N / 95°59'W | 1.00 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lyon | |
| 42.6 | 1986-04-07 | 2 | 38°03'N / 96°05'W | 37°57'N / 95°56'W | 8.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Greenwood |
| 43.4 | 1992-06-15 | 2 | 38°33'N / 97°30'W | 38°33'N / 97°21'W | 7.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mcpherson |
| 43.4 | 1953-06-21 | 2 | 37°45'N / 97°16'W | 0 | 3 | 0K | 0 | Sedgwick | |||
| 43.9 | 1985-08-17 | 3 | 38°48'N / 96°24'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wabaunsee | |
| 44.2 | 1960-04-16 | 2 | 37°36'N / 97°08'W | 37°40'N / 96°59'W | 9.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Butler |
| 44.6 | 1984-04-29 | 2 | 37°43'N / 97°15'W | 2.00 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sedgwick | |
| 45.1 | 1958-06-11 | 2 | 37°46'N / 97°20'W | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Sedgwick | |||
| 45.3 | 1965-05-13 | 3 | 37°55'N / 97°29'W | 38°01'N / 97°32'W | 7.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Harvey |
| 45.5 | 1990-03-13 | 5 | 37°56'N / 97°43'W | 38°10'N / 97°23'W | 26.00 Miles | 1320 Yards | 1 | 59 | 25.0M | 0 | Harvey |
| 46.2 | 1990-03-13 | 3 | 38°10'N / 97°40'W | 38°14'N / 97°31'W | 10.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Mcpherson |
| 47.0 | 1960-11-27 | 2 | 38°23'N / 97°35'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Mcpherson | |||
| 47.1 | 1955-04-27 | 2 | 38°23'N / 97°37'W | 38°29'N / 97°31'W | 8.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mcpherson |
| 47.2 | 1992-09-05 | 2 | 37°42'N / 97°20'W | 37°42'N / 97°16'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25.0M | 0 | Sedgwick |
| 47.3 | 1956-04-02 | 4 | 38°02'N / 95°54'W | 38°06'N / 95°53'W | 4.50 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Coffey |
| 48.3 | 1992-06-15 | 4 | 38°22'N / 97°40'W | 38°27'N / 97°32'W | 6.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 10 | 25.0M | 0 | Mcpherson |
| 48.4 | 1962-05-24 | 3 | 38°02'N / 97°40'W | 38°00'N / 97°31'W | 8.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Harvey |
| 48.4 | 1954-09-09 | 2 | 37°49'N / 97°28'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Sedgwick | |||
| 48.8 | 1991-04-26 | 3 | 37°51'N / 95°57'W | 37°57'N / 95°56'W | 5.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Woodson |
| 48.8 | 1958-06-07 | 3 | 37°39'N / 97°16'W | 5.00 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Sedgwick | |
| 49.0 | 1991-04-26 | 3 | 37°45'N / 96°05'W | 37°51'N / 95°57'W | 10.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Greenwood |
| 49.1 | 1956-04-02 | 4 | 37°48'N / 95°57'W | 38°02'N / 95°54'W | 16.30 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Woodson |
| 49.1 | 1991-04-26 | 3 | 37°37'N / 96°16'W | 37°38'N / 96°14'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Greenwood |
| 49.3 | 1954-10-04 | 2 | 37°41'N / 97°20'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sedgwick | |||
| 49.3 | 1990-03-13 | 2 | 38°54'N / 96°34'W | 38°56'N / 96°29'W | 5.00 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Geary |
| 49.6 | 1954-03-18 | 2 | 38°45'N / 96°07'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Wabaunsee | |||
| 49.7 | 1963-05-25 | 2 | 37°34'N / 97°07'W | 0 | 2 | 0K | 0 | Butler | |||
| 49.9 | 1965-09-03 | 3 | 37°39'N / 97°18'W | 0 | 27 | 2.5M | 0 | Sedgwick |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.