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The chance of earthquake damage in San Benito County is much higher than California average and is much higher than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in San Benito County is about the same as California average and is much lower than the national average.

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

Earthquake Index, #2

San Benito County
49.29
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, #51

San Benito County
0.0000
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, #27

San Benito County
9.52
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 971 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of San Benito County were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:0Cold:1Dense Fog:5Drought:3
Dust Storm:0Flood:200Hail:140Heat:1Heavy Snow:2
High Surf:0Hurricane:0Ice Storm:0Landslide:0Strong Wind:18
Thunderstorm Winds:77Tropical Storm:0Wildfire:53Winter Storm:2Winter Weather:0
Other:469 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near San Benito County.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 242 historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near San Benito County.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeDepth (km)LatitudeLongitude
45.41983-07-226736.24-120.41
40.81979-08-065.9637.1-121.5
12.81961-04-095.6N/A36.68-121.3
37.81982-10-255.61136.33-120.5
46.31983-07-255.6836.23-120.4
5.71951-07-295.4N/A36.58-121.18
34.41963-09-145.4N/A36.85-121.63
42.81983-06-115.4236.26-120.45
45.51983-07-095.4936.25-120.4
18.51939-06-245.3N/A36.7-121.4
35.71949-03-095.3N/A37.02-121.48
38.21959-03-025.3N/A36.98-121.6
39.61954-04-255.3N/A36.93-121.68
44.21964-11-165.3N/A37-121.72
46.21983-07-225.3836.22-120.41
30.91974-11-285.2936.91-121.5
38.51954-04-225.2N/A36.9-121.68
43.21955-11-025.2N/A36-120.92
47.71967-12-185.2N/A37.01-121.79
6.51972-02-245.1636.59-121.2
42.11975-08-035.1N/A36.46-120.35
43.01955-03-025.1N/A36-120.93
46.71984-01-235.1836.39-121.88
48.61983-05-035.1836.27-120.32
22.41960-01-205N/A36.78-121.43
37.41947-02-055N/A36.22-120.62
46.81983-09-1151036.24-120.38
3.81985-11-284.91036.56-121.06
4.21972-02-274.71036.55-121.09
9.91972-09-044.7236.64-121.26
10.41945-01-074.7N/A36.73-121.2
11.41972-09-044.7236.63-121.29
23.01970-03-314.71036.86-121.36
24.51956-07-234.7N/A36.3-121.3
26.51980-04-134.7736.77-121.52
29.61959-12-294.7N/A36.9-121.48
35.81962-04-154.7N/A36.52-120.45
46.41947-06-224.7N/A37-121.77
48.11967-09-074.7N/A37.04-121.77
48.41983-05-044.7536.26-120.33
48.81983-05-244.7936.25-120.33
49.61973-10-034.7637.2-121.6
7.51951-08-064.6N/A36.62-121.22
12.51982-08-114.6936.63-121.31
18.11958-09-214.6N/A36.35-121.12
20.91969-10-274.6N/A36.79-121.39
24.01945-05-174.6N/A36.85-121.4
30.01959-05-264.6N/A36.68-121.62
31.51948-03-284.6N/A36.85-121.57
45.81983-05-034.61136.28-120.37
45.81983-05-054.61136.28-120.37
46.11984-01-234.6836.39-121.87
8.11957-09-284.5N/A36.6-121.23
8.51932-04-164.5N/A36.67-121.22
8.71982-08-104.5736.59-121.24
26.41963-11-294.5N/A36.8-121.5
34.21981-01-074.5736.86-121.62
34.31966-05-134.5N/A36.92-121.57
35.71949-01-014.5N/A36.9-121.62
41.91963-11-304.51636.58-120.33
42.21985-11-244.5636.02-120.89
44.21941-05-284.5N/A37.1-121.6
45.21983-05-034.51036.27-120.39
45.51982-08-184.51137.02-121.73
46.81983-05-044.51236.28-120.35
48.61983-05-034.51136.23-120.35
4.91964-05-134.4N/A36.55-121.13
7.81954-03-274.4N/A36.52-121.17
15.01948-04-274.4N/A36.77-121.27
20.81954-03-274.4N/A36.31-121.1
31.31963-05-074.4N/A36.8-121.6
34.61979-08-064.4437-121.48
48.31984-02-194.41036.28-120.32
13.21969-11-174.3N/A36.43-121.01
13.31969-11-174.3N/A36.43-121
15.31976-03-174.3836.83-121.13
17.61981-06-084.31036.74-121.36
19.71942-10-154.3N/A36.48-121.4
21.51947-07-074.3N/A36.77-121.42
25.21948-01-114.3N/A36.43-121.48
27.01954-06-224.3N/A36.57-121.57
27.41947-08-104.3N/A36.88-121.45
33.61956-12-014.3N/A36.87-121.6
37.71982-10-254.31236.32-120.51
43.61983-08-144.31036.29-120.41
46.41968-03-214.3N/A37.02-121.75
6.21945-11-034.2N/A36.7-121.1
6.41973-06-224.2936.6-121.2
7.91942-01-144.2N/A36.65-121.22
8.31977-12-154.2636.58-121.23
14.11983-02-054.2836.69-120.85
16.31981-08-144.2936.78-121.29
20.41969-11-154.2N/A36.75-121.41
29.01963-08-314.2N/A36.75-121.58
32.11969-11-194.2N/A36.4-121.6
34.21979-08-094.2637.01-121.45
45.51966-10-144.2N/A37-121.75
46.21983-07-224.2736.22-120.41
46.71984-02-104.21236.39-121.88
6.11960-11-034.1N/A36.53-121.13
7.11982-06-194.1936.51-121.06
8.31966-10-104.1N/A36.58-121.23
11.21959-10-114.1N/A36.45-121.11
28.11950-11-234.1N/A36.82-121.52
30.31972-10-034.1436.8-121.58
34.01981-01-274.1736.84-121.63
37.01961-01-044.1N/A36.87-121.67
42.91966-01-174.1N/A36.98-121.71
44.41983-07-224.1836.22-120.45
2.81980-10-1341136.57-121.09
6.41948-06-114N/A36.6-121.2
6.41936-03-174N/A36.6-121.2
6.41970-01-0641036.52-121.11
7.01984-10-054936.57-121.2
8.81984-10-2241036.58-121.24
10.31967-04-224N/A36.62-121.27
11.91965-09-144N/A36.6-121.3
11.91942-04-084N/A36.6-121.3
13.41959-09-114N/A36.7-121.3
13.41973-01-154836.7-121.3
13.71982-08-314736.64-121.33
14.21932-01-084N/A36.67-121.33
14.51982-09-244636.66-121.34
15.61980-03-064736.66-121.36
15.91961-07-224N/A36.4-121.2
16.21942-04-114N/A36.75-121.32
19.11931-01-064N/A36.5-121.4
24.41984-03-264736.75-121.49
27.21951-10-304N/A36.9-121.42
27.21951-10-314N/A36.9-121.42
27.91972-09-234436.8-121.53
29.31981-09-284736.8-121.56
31.41977-01-194436.93-121.49
31.81936-05-234N/A36.17-120.92
35.71961-04-284N/A36.3-121.6
37.51982-10-2541136.34-120.5
40.31983-08-2641236.3-120.47
41.81935-10-254N/A36.9-121.75
42.31954-11-014N/A37.07-120.58
44.01983-08-1241036.29-120.4
46.11968-12-114N/A37.16-121.56
6.61958-11-273.9N/A36.53-121.15
14.21958-04-043.9N/A36.67-121.33
15.81971-12-293.9636.67-121.36
16.01978-09-173.9636.68-121.36
19.21963-07-313.9N/A36.87-121.21
20.71951-08-023.9N/A36.35-121.27
20.81954-06-223.9N/A36.34-121.25
22.41958-08-083.9N/A36.3-121.2
25.71981-05-203.9836.98-121.03
27.21951-11-013.9N/A36.9-121.42
36.51964-09-013.9N/A36.8-121.7
38.01957-09-033.9N/A37.05-121.5
43.71983-07-093.9336.26-120.43
44.21983-07-123.9936.3-120.39
44.41983-11-203.9736.21-120.46
48.41983-08-263.91236.21-120.37
6.21951-04-273.81636.67-121.17
6.41967-07-223.8N/A36.54-121.16
8.71985-01-063.8836.59-121.24
9.21966-04-293.8N/A36.6-121.25
10.81978-10-103.8836.61-121.28
15.21980-03-063.8736.67-121.35
21.81960-10-233.8N/A36.8-121.4
26.31983-05-033.8936.78-121.51
30.11977-07-303.81136.91-121.48
34.81958-05-273.8N/A36.9-121.6
37.11980-06-183.8636.9-121.65
37.31962-12-243.8N/A36.93-121.63
39.01963-08-153.8N/A36.05-121
41.61983-09-073.81236.28-120.46
43.81984-08-063.8837-121.71
44.41984-01-273.8736.28-120.4
46.81983-05-273.81336.24-120.38
47.01947-09-203.8N/A36.87-121.87
47.21968-02-213.8N/A37.18-121.56
8.41982-11-133.7936.69-121.2
12.61978-05-223.7436.64-121.31
16.51971-12-283.7636.68-121.37
16.71951-10-033.7N/A36.78-121.3
22.51945-06-143.7N/A36.9-120.9
29.51977-03-123.7236.89-121.49
36.61980-06-183.7636.9-121.64
37.41982-05-223.7637.05-121.48
38.21971-06-193.7836.94-121.64
40.81961-11-123.7N/A36.97-121.67
42.41954-12-223.7N/A36-121
42.51983-07-093.7236.28-120.44
43.91971-10-213.7935.98-120.99
45.31984-04-263.7537.14-121.57
45.61983-07-223.7736.35-120.33
46.31982-10-193.71137.03-121.74
47.11984-01-243.7836.37-121.88
47.81983-07-173.71236.28-120.33
7.61951-08-253.6N/A36.63-121.22
11.41982-05-113.6736.62-121.29
14.51979-02-123.6736.66-121.34
20.81954-06-223.6N/A36.34-121.25
28.11947-04-143.6N/A36.52-121.58
28.41968-03-253.6N/A36.36-120.68
28.51965-07-183.6N/A36.6-121.6
30.01970-08-303.61036.9-121.49
31.31948-02-223.6N/A36.6-121.65
32.61951-10-233.6N/A36.92-121.53
37.31962-09-263.6N/A36.93-121.63
38.21950-06-023.6N/A36.93-121.65
41.91983-09-103.6236.26-120.47
45.61984-04-263.6537.14-121.58
47.11984-01-233.61036.37-121.88
47.11984-01-233.6936.37-121.88
49.51980-01-173.61537.02-121.82
4.31972-03-043.51036.55-121.1
4.61951-07-293.5N/A36.57-121.15
5.81932-07-193.5N/A36.67-121.16
10.81968-03-253.5N/A36.61-121.28
12.01970-08-163.5836.63-121.3
22.71942-08-083.5N/A36.9-121.28
23.51963-02-023.5N/A36.82-121.42
23.91932-01-293.5N/A36.83-121.42
24.81960-11-203.5N/A36.82-121.45
27.01982-07-183.51036.83-121.49
27.11932-02-023.5N/A36.57-120.6
28.51972-09-233.5536.82-121.53
28.81961-05-263.5N/A36.93-121.42
29.21982-12-263.5636.81-121.55
29.51976-10-233.51136.89-121.49
30.81963-07-163.5N/A36.88-121.53
30.91977-01-183.5936.92-121.49
31.71957-08-133.5N/A36.75-121.63
32.91979-08-093.5336.98-121.46
33.21966-01-213.5N/A36.98-121.47
34.01976-10-243.5236.84-121.63
37.01983-09-273.5837.05-121.47
37.71970-11-093.5936.96-121.61
37.91983-05-023.5637.06-121.48
38.21962-04-023.5N/A37.07-121.47
42.51960-06-283.5N/A36.92-121.75
43.21984-04-273.5837.12-121.54
44.01985-03-273.5636.29-120.4
44.31985-02-243.5136.4-121.84
45.41983-07-093.5736.23-120.42
45.71950-03-293.5N/A35.97-120.88

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 1 historical tornado event that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near San Benito County.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeStart Lat/LogEnd Lat/LogLengthWidthFatalitiesInjuriesProperty DamageCrop DamageAffected County
24.01985-03-11236°51'N / 121°24'W0.50 Mile20 Yards003K0San Benito


* 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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