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La Grande Micro Area Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

 

The chance of earthquake damage in La Grande Area is lower than Oregon average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in La Grande Area is about the same as Oregon average and is much lower than the national average.

Topics:Earthquake IndexVolcano IndexTornado IndexOther Weather Extremes EventsVolcanos NearbyHistorical Earthquake EventsHistorical Tornado Events

Earthquake Index, #403

La Grande Area
0.07
Oregon
0.62
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, #129

La Grande Area
0.0000
Oregon
0.0291
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, #907

La Grande Area
2.68
Oregon
8.38
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 790 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of La Grande Area were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:0Cold:1Dense Fog:8Drought:4
Dust Storm:2Flood:71Hail:291Heat:0Heavy Snow:6
High Surf:0Hurricane:0Ice Storm:0Landslide:0Strong Wind:8
Thunderstorm Winds:264Tropical Storm:0Wildfire:23Winter Storm:0Winter Weather:0
Other:112 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near La Grande Area.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near La Grande Area.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeDepth (km)LatitudeLongitude
35.11971-07-133.93344.8-117.9

Historical Tornado Events

No historical tornado events that had recorded magnitudes of 2 or above found in or near La Grande Area.

No historical earthquake events found in or near La Grande Area.


* 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.


 
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