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The chance of earthquake damage in Milford is lower than Delaware average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Milford is lower than Delaware 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, #68

Milford, DE	0.10
Delaware	1.54
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

Milford, DE	0.0000
Delaware	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, #64

Milford, DE	57.20
Delaware	107.77
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 2,281 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Milford, DE 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:	2	Cold:	15	Dense Fog:	17	Drought:	41
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	176	Hail:	194	Heat:	77	Heavy Snow:	36
High Surf:	16	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	0	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	84
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,004	Tropical Storm:	1	Wildfire:	10	Winter Storm:	12	Winter Weather:	46
Other:	550

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Milford, DE.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Milford, DE.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Milford, DE.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 14 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Milford, DE.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
8.4	1992-07-31	2	39°01'N / 75°31'W	39°02'N / 75°26'W	4.00 Miles	20 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Kent
8.8	1977-06-09	2	39°02'N / 75°28'W		0.20 Mile	40 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Kent
11.3	1967-01-27	2	39°01'N / 75°35'W		0.50 Mile	50 Yards	0	7	250K	0	Kent
11.5	1984-07-18	2	38°48'N / 75°35'W		1.50 Miles	80 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Sussex
23.7	1983-07-21	2	39°10'N / 75°43'W		1.00 Mile	20 Yards	2	9	250K	0	Kent
32.7	1955-08-12	2	38°32'N / 75°04'W	38°33'N / 75°01'W	2.70 Miles	133 Yards	0	1	3K	0	Sussex
32.8	1971-07-30	2	39°04'N / 76°03'W	39°08'N / 75°55'W	8.30 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Queen Anne's
33.5	1971-08-27	2	38°55'N / 74°56'W	39°19'N / 74°47'W	28.70 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cape May
34.6	1976-03-21	2	39°13'N / 75°56'W		0.20 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Queen Anne's
39.4	1956-05-06	2	39°15'N / 74°50'W		0.20 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Cape May
40.8	1954-07-01	2	39°27'N / 75°44'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	New Castle
42.2	1975-07-13	2	39°30'N / 75°13'W		1.50 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Cumberland
44.8	1990-05-10	2	39°29'N / 75°02'W		0.50 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cumberland
49.9	2002-04-28	3	38°25'N / 76°18'W	38°21'N / 75°49'W	18.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	150K	0	Dorchester
		Brief Description: Tornado path length 16-18 miles. One house and several outbuildings destroyed near Hip Roof Road. Most of the damage along tornado path rated F0 to F1.

* 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.