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Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Metro Area Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

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The chance of earthquake damage in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Area is much lower than California average and is much higher than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Area is lower than California 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, #12

Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Area	16.36
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, #129

Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Area	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, #905

Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Area	2.85
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 464 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Area 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:	3	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	2
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	134	Hail:	34	Heat:	0	Heavy Snow:	0
High Surf:	1	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	0	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	15
Thunderstorm Winds:	31	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	46	Winter Storm:	0	Winter Weather:	0
Other:	198

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Area.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 76 historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Area.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Depth (km)	Latitude	Longitude
21.3	1925-06-29	6.3	N/A	34.3	-119.8
29.8	1941-07-01	5.9	16	34.33	-119.58
21.5	1978-08-13	5.7	12	34.37	-119.72
37.1	1945-04-01	5.4	16	34	-120.02
34.7	1968-07-05	5.2	N/A	34.12	-119.7
26.4	1949-08-27	4.9	N/A	34.5	-120.5
34.3	1958-07-14	4.7	16	34.35	-119.48
48.2	1973-08-06	4.7	13	34	-119.5
15.4	1984-10-25	4.5	6	34.74	-120.15
16.4	1936-11-18	4.5	10	34.7	-120.25
27.7	1968-06-29	4.5	N/A	34.25	-119.7
29.8	1941-07-12	4.5	16	34.33	-119.58
29.8	1941-09-08	4.5	16	34.33	-119.58
29.8	1941-07-01	4.5	16	34.33	-119.58
30.2	1968-07-07	4.5	N/A	34.17	-119.75
31.1	1959-10-01	4.5	N/A	34.43	-120.57
43.4	1962-02-01	4.5	N/A	34.88	-120.68
9.3	1984-05-07	4.4	10	34.66	-119.97
33.3	1968-06-29	4.4	N/A	34.26	-119.56
18.6	1933-06-26	4.3	N/A	34.33	-119.83
21.5	1965-08-13	4.3	N/A	34.4	-119.7
11.8	1945-07-28	4.2	16	34.7	-120.1
47.5	1950-08-22	4.2	16	34.15	-119.35
29.7	1968-06-29	4.1	N/A	34.25	-119.65
33.1	1966-06-21	4.1	N/A	34.86	-120.47
12.1	1958-11-16	4	15	34.5	-119.83
20.8	1962-09-16	4	N/A	34.48	-119.68
25.7	1936-09-09	4	10	34.43	-120.47
27.4	1982-09-23	4	3	34.86	-120.32
29.7	1968-07-05	4	N/A	34.19	-119.73
29.8	1941-09-25	4	16	34.33	-119.58
30.1	1968-06-26	4	N/A	34.21	-119.69
30.6	1968-07-08	4	N/A	34.25	-119.63
31.5	1968-07-31	4	N/A	34.25	-119.61
31.7	1968-06-29	4	N/A	34.18	-119.69
33.2	1968-06-29	4	N/A	34.24	-119.58
37.3	1968-07-05	4	N/A	34.07	-119.71
32.3	1948-09-03	3.9	16	34.33	-119.53
49.1	1950-06-08	3.9	16	34.25	-119.25
7.9	1967-08-13	3.8	N/A	34.43	-119.99
16.8	1954-01-26	3.8	N/A	34.5	-120.33
30.5	1968-06-26	3.8	N/A	34.21	-119.68
31.5	1982-04-30	3.8	2	34.91	-120.36
32.3	1984-04-22	3.8	14	34.24	-119.6
41.7	1951-03-15	3.8	N/A	35.02	-120.48
48.9	1962-04-19	3.8	N/A	34.3	-119.23
12.2	1978-05-01	3.7	5	34.37	-119.97
21.4	1981-08-06	3.7	N/A	34.8	-120.24
28.0	1968-07-05	3.7	N/A	34.26	-119.68
32.8	1958-10-03	3.7	16	34.37	-119.5
11.0	1985-06-07	3.6	2	34.39	-120.11
18.8	1978-09-12	3.6	6	34.38	-119.77
20.7	1978-09-24	3.6	4	34.38	-119.73
26.5	1984-05-16	3.6	11	34.8	-120.38
29.7	1968-07-08	3.6	N/A	34.27	-119.63
30.1	1968-07-30	3.6	N/A	34.26	-119.63
32.4	1968-07-10	3.6	N/A	34.18	-119.67
34.5	1968-07-31	3.6	N/A	34.22	-119.57
39.8	1968-07-08	3.6	N/A	34.07	-119.63
39.9	1973-09-04	3.6	8	34.3	-119.4
10.9	1932-03-13	3.5	16	34.43	-120.18
12.6	1943-08-27	3.5	16	34.43	-119.86
16.2	1978-08-16	3.5	11	34.41	-119.8
20.4	1941-02-08	3.5	16	34.55	-119.68
25.9	1979-02-15	3.5	5	34.27	-119.72
26.8	1968-07-05	3.5	N/A	34.26	-119.71
29.3	1968-07-02	3.5	N/A	34.21	-119.71
29.5	1968-07-05	3.5	N/A	34.23	-119.68
29.8	1941-09-09	3.5	16	34.33	-119.58
30.0	1968-10-15	3.5	N/A	34.22	-119.68
30.2	1984-04-25	3.5	12	34.25	-119.64
31.0	1984-04-21	3.5	12	34.25	-119.62
31.1	1951-03-26	3.5	16	34.62	-119.5
31.9	1968-06-29	3.5	N/A	34.23	-119.62
32.5	1941-02-11	3.5	16	34.27	-119.57
47.0	1984-02-07	3.5	N/A	34.31	-119.26

Historical Tornado Events

No historical tornado events that had recorded magnitudes of 2 or above found in or near Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Area.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta 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.