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The chance of earthquake damage in 92281 Zip Code is much higher than California average and is much higher than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 92281 Zip Code is lower than California average and is much lower than the national average.

Topics:Earthquake Index Volcano Index Tornado Index Other Weather Extremes Events Volcanos Nearby Historical Earthquake Events Historical Tornado Events

Earthquake Index, #76

92281 Zip Code	82.62
California	21.80
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, #679

92281 Zip Code	0.0035
California	0.0068
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, #2273

92281 Zip Code	2.86
California	18.56
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 82 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 92281 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:	0	Cold:	0	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	1
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	15	Hail:	14	Heat:	0	Heavy Snow:	0
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	0	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	0
Thunderstorm Winds:	42	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	0	Winter Weather:	0
Other:	10

Volcanos Nearby

A total of 1 volcano is found in or near 92281 Zip Code.

Distance (miles)	Name	Region	Latitude	Longitude	Elevation (foot)	Type	Status	Last Eruption
47.2	Prieto, Cerro	Mexico, Mexico	32.418	-115.305	223	Lava dome	Holocene	Unknown

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 178 historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 92281 Zip Code.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Depth (km)	Latitude	Longitude
24.0	1940-05-19	7.1	N/A	32.73	-115.45
33.3	1979-10-15	7	12	32.63	-115.33
23.3	1942-10-21	6.5	N/A	32.97	-116
30.7	1968-04-09	6.5	N/A	33.2	-116.11
18.5	1915-06-23	6.2	N/A	32.8	-115.5
36.6	1954-03-19	6.2	N/A	33.28	-116.18
2.8	1979-10-16	6.1	5	33.02	-115.58
47.5	1969-04-28	5.9	N/A	33.35	-116.35
38.6	1927-01-01	5.8	N/A	32.5	-115.5
3.6	1981-04-26	5.7	4	33.1	-115.63
32.3	1945-08-15	5.7	16	33.22	-116.13
42.0	1945-08-15	5.7	16	33.38	-116.22
5.2	1951-01-24	5.6	16	33.12	-115.57
4.8	1976-11-04	5.5	4	33.12	-115.59
15.7	1953-06-14	5.5	N/A	32.83	-115.67
5.2	1950-07-29	5.4	16	33.12	-115.57
7.2	1955-12-17	5.4	N/A	33	-115.5
13.3	1946-01-08	5.4	N/A	33	-115.83
16.2	1957-04-25	5.2	N/A	33.17	-115.85
24.6	1968-04-09	5.2	N/A	33.1	-116.03
12.3	1971-09-30	5.1	8	33.04	-115.82
36.6	1954-03-23	5.1	N/A	33.28	-116.18
4.8	1979-10-17	5	5	33.1	-115.55
7.2	1930-02-26	5	N/A	33	-115.5
25.9	1957-05-26	5	N/A	33.2	-116.02
9.3	1975-01-23	4.9	N/A	32.96	-115.49
4.6	1963-05-23	4.8	1	33.01	-115.67
5.2	1950-07-28	4.8	16	33.12	-115.57
5.2	1950-07-27	4.8	16	33.12	-115.57
21.5	1968-04-16	4.8	N/A	33.03	-115.98
34.5	1961-09-12	4.8	N/A	32.57	-115.45
41.4	1973-09-13	4.8	8	32.9	-116.3
4.4	1963-05-23	4.7	N/A	33.03	-115.68
4.4	1963-05-24	4.7	N/A	33.03	-115.68
4.4	1963-05-23	4.7	N/A	33.03	-115.68
5.2	1950-08-01	4.7	16	33.12	-115.57
13.4	1977-10-30	4.7	4	32.88	-115.5
15.2	1968-12-17	4.7	N/A	33.03	-115.87
24.6	1968-04-09	4.7	N/A	33.1	-116.03
36.0	1961-08-23	4.7	N/A	33.05	-116.23
43.5	1968-04-09	4.7	N/A	33.3	-116.3
23.0	1979-12-21	4.6	5	32.78	-115.38
44.9	1957-01-24	4.6	N/A	33.13	-116.38
47.3	1977-01-17	4.6	25	32.47	-115.18
4.4	1963-05-23	4.5	N/A	33.03	-115.68
6.4	1963-10-27	4.5	N/A	33	-115.7
7.2	1965-06-17	4.5	N/A	33	-115.5
7.2	1930-03-01	4.5	N/A	33	-115.5
7.2	1965-06-16	4.5	N/A	33	-115.5
12.5	1951-12-05	4.5	16	33.1	-115.4
23.3	1943-11-02	4.5	16	32.97	-116
24.0	1941-07-22	4.5	16	32.73	-115.45
24.8	1965-08-26	4.5	N/A	33.2	-116
27.0	1943-06-18	4.5	16	33.11	-116.07
27.8	1936-05-07	4.5	16	33.13	-116.08
29.3	1943-06-18	4.5	16	33.11	-116.11
34.8	1982-03-22	4.5	5	33.06	-116.21
39.4	1969-05-19	4.5	N/A	33.35	-116.19
42.3	1941-12-24	4.5	16	32.6	-116.1
48.5	1972-03-17	4.5	8	32.35	-115.59
4.7	1976-11-04	4.4	5	33.12	-115.6
15.5	1951-08-10	4.4	16	33.27	-115.67
16.3	1982-09-05	4.4	4	32.93	-115.85
29.0	1951-03-29	4.4	16	33.28	-116.03
36.0	1961-09-20	4.4	N/A	33.03	-116.23
36.0	1961-09-16	4.4	N/A	33.03	-116.23
38.3	1961-08-22	4.4	N/A	33.05	-116.27
39.6	1968-05-22	4.4	N/A	33.31	-116.22
3.4	1963-10-27	4.3	N/A	33.1	-115.6
3.4	1965-06-17	4.3	N/A	33.1	-115.6
6.9	1975-01-23	4.3	N/A	33.01	-115.5
11.8	1983-07-13	4.3	12	33.21	-115.53
12.2	1977-10-21	4.3	6	32.9	-115.5
18.5	1977-11-14	4.3	5	32.82	-115.45
21.5	1968-04-09	4.3	N/A	33.05	-115.98
23.2	1975-06-20	4.3	N/A	32.76	-115.41
27.4	1984-02-29	4.3	7	33.14	-116.07
31.6	1933-05-19	4.3	N/A	33.5	-115.5
34.8	1968-04-14	4.3	N/A	33.21	-116.18
3.4	1976-11-04	4.2	4	33.1	-115.62
4.7	1976-11-04	4.2	5	33.12	-115.6
6.4	1963-10-27	4.2	N/A	33	-115.7
11.5	1963-10-27	4.2	N/A	33.2	-115.7
14.6	1976-04-14	4.2	14	32.87	-115.48
22.8	1960-04-21	4.2	N/A	32.73	-115.7
26.4	1980-10-31	4.2	4	32.67	-115.58
31.3	1950-12-28	4.2	16	33.2	-116.12
32.1	1954-01-04	4.2	N/A	33.27	-116.1
32.9	1947-04-02	4.2	N/A	32.58	-115.53
35.5	1963-01-13	4.2	N/A	33.01	-116.22
3.4	1976-11-04	4.1	1	33.1	-115.62
4.1	1976-11-04	4.1	2	33.11	-115.62
4.1	1979-06-13	4.1	6	33.1	-115.65
4.2	1981-04-25	4.1	5	33.11	-115.63
4.8	1976-11-04	4.1	5	33.12	-115.59
5.7	1979-10-17	4.1	7	32.97	-115.6
6.6	1980-01-12	4.1	5	32.97	-115.55
16.0	1968-04-23	4.1	N/A	32.84	-115.72
37.8	1951-11-14	4.1	16	32.95	-116.25
40.7	1962-10-05	4.1	N/A	33.33	-116.23
43.1	1971-05-25	4.1	8	33.12	-116.35
45.0	1960-05-13	4.1	N/A	32.42	-115.8
48.4	1957-04-02	4.1	N/A	33.7	-115.93
7.2	1973-06-21	4	8	33	-115.5
13.9	1972-01-12	4	8	32.93	-115.8
14.0	1976-04-14	4	8	32.88	-115.48
23.5	1943-08-17	4	16	32.96	-116
24.8	1936-04-18	4	16	32.9	-115.22
24.8	1936-04-07	4	16	32.9	-115.22
24.8	1936-04-08	4	16	32.9	-115.22
41.7	1941-06-25	4	16	32.5	-115.9
1.9	1958-10-16	3.9	16	33.03	-115.63
2.3	1980-02-16	3.9	5	33.02	-115.62
3.6	1981-04-25	3.9	5	33.1	-115.63
4.7	1976-11-04	3.9	1	33.12	-115.61
12.2	1977-10-20	3.9	5	32.9	-115.5
12.6	1950-10-16	3.9	16	33	-115.4
14.0	1977-10-28	3.9	16	32.87	-115.5
17.3	1977-11-14	3.9	5	32.83	-115.47
24.1	1984-04-26	3.9	13	32.74	-115.42
29.6	1954-01-04	3.9	N/A	33.27	-116.05
30.5	1968-04-10	3.9	N/A	33.25	-116.08
32.6	1951-07-16	3.9	16	32.58	-115.63
37.2	1980-02-22	3.9	5	33.22	-116.22
37.6	1979-12-02	3.9	13	32.63	-116.02
40.7	1976-10-09	3.9	16	33.33	-116.23
46.0	1984-04-01	3.9	11	33.11	-116.4
3.6	1965-06-16	3.8	N/A	33	-115.6
6.5	1976-04-26	3.8	2	33.13	-115.67
7.2	1965-06-16	3.8	N/A	33	-115.5
10.3	1960-07-01	3.8	N/A	33.18	-115.7
12.6	1950-10-15	3.8	16	33	-115.4
16.1	1983-11-11	3.8	9	32.97	-115.87
17.3	1977-11-14	3.8	3	32.83	-115.47
20.3	1958-08-18	3.8	16	33.17	-115.93
20.4	1961-03-05	3.8	N/A	32.78	-115.47
22.6	1969-06-08	3.8	N/A	33.21	-115.95
29.9	1980-10-26	3.8	15	32.62	-115.58
32.5	1962-10-22	3.8	N/A	33.07	-116.17
36.6	1954-03-24	3.8	N/A	33.28	-116.18
41.1	1962-11-02	3.8	N/A	33.25	-116.28
2.1	1979-06-13	3.7	6	33.08	-115.62
9.1	1976-04-14	3.7	8	32.93	-115.55
29.9	1968-04-09	3.7	N/A	33.16	-116.11
37.2	1965-11-02	3.7	N/A	33.4	-116.1
40.5	1945-01-30	3.7	16	33.22	-116.28
46.2	1985-06-05	3.7	12	33.34	-116.33
3.9	1979-11-04	3.6	5	33.08	-115.55
10.2	1982-08-10	3.6	15	32.92	-115.53
12.3	1976-04-14	3.6	8	32.88	-115.55
13.6	1950-01-20	3.6	16	33.17	-115.42
13.8	1966-03-04	3.6	N/A	32.86	-115.54
16.0	1978-02-23	3.6	19	32.82	-115.6
25.5	1981-06-12	3.6	4	33.25	-115.98
39.2	1969-04-30	3.6	N/A	33.28	-116.23
42.9	1984-09-30	3.6	6	32.5	-115.27
1.4	1981-03-08	3.5	8	33.07	-115.6
2.9	1983-11-15	3.5	6	33.04	-115.56
3.0	1943-05-09	3.5	16	33.05	-115.66
3.6	1965-06-16	3.5	N/A	33	-115.6
4.4	1963-05-23	3.5	N/A	33.03	-115.68
6.2	1965-06-17	3.5	N/A	33.1	-115.7
7.1	1980-01-13	3.5	5	33.12	-115.7
12.9	1960-12-01	3.5	N/A	32.9	-115.48
14.6	1966-03-04	3.5	N/A	32.84	-115.62
17.9	1961-12-18	3.5	N/A	32.83	-115.45
18.3	1941-02-26	3.5	16	33.3	-115.5
23.5	1943-05-30	3.5	16	32.96	-116
24.8	1936-04-07	3.5	16	32.9	-115.22
26.7	1982-08-26	3.5	4	33.27	-115.99
27.1	1932-10-08	3.5	16	32.67	-115.5
29.6	1979-08-27	3.5	5	32.7	-115.9
30.9	1932-10-08	3.5	16	32.67	-115.33
31.2	1932-02-26	3.5	16	32.6	-115.62
32.8	1932-05-28	3.5	16	32.58	-115.67
39.0	1972-10-19	3.5	8	32.88	-116.25
40.7	1980-02-22	3.5	7	33.23	-116.28
49.0	1982-08-05	3.5	3	33.26	-116.42

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 1 historical tornado event that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 92281 Zip Code.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
43.6	1978-02-09	3	33°40'N / 115°47'W		2.00 Miles	67 Yards	0	6	2.5M	0	Orange

* 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.