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San Diego, CA Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

 
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The chance of earthquake damage in San Diego is much lower than California average and is much higher than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in San Diego 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, #912

San Diego, CA
6.97
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, #1308

San Diego, CA
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, #434

San Diego, CA
17.77
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 481 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of San Diego, CA were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:0Cold:0Dense Fog:2Drought:0
Dust Storm:0Flood:144Hail:30Heat:0Heavy Snow:0
High Surf:3Hurricane:0Ice Storm:0Landslide:0Strong Wind:3
Thunderstorm Winds:29Tropical Storm:0Wildfire:103Winter Storm:0Winter Weather:0
Other:167 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near San Diego, CA.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 34 historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near San Diego, CA.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeDepth (km)LatitudeLongitude
40.11984-09-074.8632.94-117.81
48.81973-09-134.8832.9-116.3
23.11983-06-294.6632.59-117.43
43.11984-10-104.61233.14-116.5
46.01976-10-184.61532.72-117.92
48.81957-01-244.6N/A33.13-116.38
40.91950-11-064.41632.72-117.83
48.71978-06-054.41233.42-116.7
43.71959-08-184.3N/A33.13-116.48
48.51983-02-224.3633.1-117.9
45.61960-08-014.2N/A33.17-116.47
32.61978-08-194.1532.42-116.83
32.81957-07-024.1N/A33.03-116.63
39.71970-01-214.1832.68-116.47
9.41985-06-184632.68-117.15
38.61973-06-1941032.8-117.8
39.81969-10-144N/A32.6-116.5
39.81969-10-144N/A32.6-116.5
44.21932-06-2341633.17-116.5
9.41985-06-183.9632.68-117.15
10.21985-06-183.9632.67-117.17
40.51981-09-043.91533.15-116.56
41.01985-06-163.9632.96-117.82
47.21984-04-013.91133.11-116.4
45.81985-04-193.8632.17-116.95
10.01964-06-213.7N/A32.67-117.13
17.01958-01-143.71632.57-117.15
43.91946-10-283.71633.42-116.9
46.01960-02-093.7N/A33.18-116.47
10.01964-06-233.6N/A32.67-117.13
31.61980-12-223.61632.73-116.6
39.51947-05-193.6N/A33.38-117.03
10.01964-07-153.5N/A32.67-117.13
37.41983-02-043.5632.91-116.5

Historical Tornado Events

No historical tornado events that had recorded magnitudes of 2 or above found in or near San Diego, CA.

No historical earthquake events found in or near San Diego, CA.


* 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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