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The chance of earthquake damage in Knik-Fairview is much higher than Alaska average and is much higher than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Knik-Fairview is about the same as Alaska 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, #32

Knik-Fairview, AK	7.92
Alaska	3.28
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, #214

Knik-Fairview, AK	0.0000
Alaska	0.0226
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, #14

Knik-Fairview, AK	0.00
Alaska	0.01
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 0 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Knik-Fairview, AK 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:	0
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	0	Hail:	0	Heat:	0	Heavy Snow:	0
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	0	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	0
Thunderstorm Winds:	0	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	0	Winter Weather:	0
Other:	0

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Knik-Fairview, AK.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 83 historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Knik-Fairview, AK.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Depth (km)	Latitude	Longitude
36.2	1951-06-25	6.3	128	61	-150
32.8	1933-06-19	6	25	61.25	-150.5
37.6	1962-05-10	6	72	62	-150.1
27.9	1975-01-01	5.9	66	61.9	-149.7
6.9	1965-05-11	5.8	58	61.4	-149.6
16.3	1966-10-07	5.7	56	61.6	-150.1
30.9	1984-08-14	5.7	20	61.86	-149.1
27.9	1933-06-12	5.6	N/A	61.5	-150.5
29.0	1974-12-29	5.6	67	61.6	-150.51
22.8	1985-12-30	5.5	62	61.54	-150.34
21.0	1966-09-01	5.2	77	61.8	-149.6
16.5	1979-11-14	5.1	57	61.38	-150.09
31.0	1981-08-28	5.1	71	61.74	-150.45
34.8	1974-12-30	5.1	62	61.98	-149.96
41.6	1978-01-06	4.9	45	60.91	-149.38
15.5	1984-03-14	4.8	67	61.7	-149.86
17.4	1982-05-05	4.8	63	61.25	-149.75
24.8	1983-10-14	4.8	38	61.85	-149.52
27.9	1975-01-13	4.8	N/A	61.43	-150.49
37.8	1981-09-26	4.7	58	62.01	-149.25
16.4	1964-04-16	4.6	30	61.4	-149.2
34.9	1984-09-29	4.6	62	61	-149.84
44.6	1972-04-25	4.6	58	62	-148.8
48.0	1977-09-09	4.6	59	62.19	-149.53
46.4	1978-11-24	4.5	74	62.03	-150.52
11.2	1981-05-05	4.4	64	61.66	-149.66
21.9	1977-06-17	4.3	74	61.49	-150.32
22.6	1982-07-10	4.3	59	61.17	-149.66
22.3	1968-10-07	4.2	55	61.4	-150.3
29.3	1984-08-14	4.2	24	61.77	-148.97
43.8	1982-08-10	4.2	57	62.13	-149.73
6.1	1964-04-14	4.1	N/A	61.57	-149.76
13.4	1964-09-23	4.1	33	61.6	-150
24.9	1966-01-18	4.1	46	61.5	-148.9
43.4	1985-03-06	4.1	10	62	-150.45
45.9	1977-06-06	4.1	60	62.16	-149.55
36.8	1979-03-14	4	41	60.98	-149.39
40.7	1977-07-22	4	51	61.03	-150.4
8.2	1964-09-13	3.9	33	61.4	-149.8
8.7	1984-02-26	3.9	43	61.38	-149.75
11.7	1983-04-22	3.9	72	61.49	-150.01
21.1	1969-05-14	3.9	40	61.2	-149.8
27.9	1983-04-09	3.9	58	61.19	-150.2
30.2	1977-05-11	3.9	76	61.7	-150.47
33.4	1985-02-13	3.9	9	61.86	-150.33
7.3	1970-12-28	3.8	47	61.6	-149.6
8.4	1970-07-04	3.8	40	61.5	-149.4
9.3	1985-02-17	3.8	39	61.62	-149.77
10.5	1983-04-10	3.8	52	61.48	-149.97
11.7	1966-12-16	3.8	65	61.5	-149.3
19.2	1984-01-03	3.8	62	61.74	-149.94
20.0	1979-11-15	3.8	49	61.26	-150
21.4	1971-06-17	3.8	65	61.8	-149.8
22.6	1985-10-05	3.8	44	61.24	-149.23
27.5	1973-02-08	3.8	54	61.8	-150.2
32.3	1978-09-20	3.8	8	61.92	-149.23
35.0	1965-07-15	3.8	64	61.8	-148.8
40.6	1969-11-07	3.8	61	62	-150.3
42.4	1967-05-08	3.8	N/A	62.1	-149.9
43.5	1984-06-13	3.8	50	60.96	-150.34
8.1	1968-09-24	3.7	50	61.44	-149.87
16.2	1971-04-02	3.7	47	61.4	-150.1
16.9	1980-07-05	3.7	49	61.61	-150.11
18.0	1970-05-10	3.7	55	61.7	-150
22.1	1976-12-15	3.7	51	61.35	-150.25
24.6	1972-10-27	3.7	54	61.5	-150.4
30.8	1984-08-14	3.7	15	61.78	-148.93
36.9	1971-12-30	3.7	41	61.1	-150.4
48.8	1969-10-04	3.7	34	62.2	-149.8
49.9	1972-01-31	3.7	74	62.1	-150.5
13.9	1983-05-15	3.6	54	61.65	-149.93
17.4	1985-11-14	3.6	7	61.67	-150.04
21.1	1973-04-06	3.6	39	61.2	-149.5
25.8	1977-06-02	3.6	67	61.31	-150.33
38.2	1979-01-27	3.6	49	60.96	-149.38
3.1	1985-11-20	3.5	40	61.47	-149.73
22.2	1972-02-25	3.5	45	61.2	-149.4
24.8	1985-01-15	3.5	52	61.36	-150.35
28.5	1978-07-13	3.5	40	61.11	-149.95
28.6	1978-10-31	3.5	N/A	61.91	-149.57
32.2	1985-08-07	3.5	13	61.79	-148.89
37.4	1977-01-25	3.5	37	60.98	-149.99
44.1	1978-01-09	3.5	9	62	-148.82

Historical Tornado Events

No historical tornado events that had recorded magnitudes of 2 or above found in or near Knik-Fairview, AK.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Knik-Fairview, AK.

* 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.