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The chance of earthquake damage in Ashland School District is lower than Massachusetts average and is lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Ashland School District is higher than Massachusetts average and is 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, #223

Ashland School District	0.37
Massachusetts	0.70
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

Ashland School District	0.0000
Massachusetts	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, #187

Ashland School District	98.56
Massachusetts	87.60
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 3,219 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Ashland School District 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:	13	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	9
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	362	Hail:	667	Heat:	3	Heavy Snow:	87
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	2	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	107
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,369	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	22	Winter Weather:	4
Other:	574

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Ashland School District.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near Ashland School District.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Depth (km)	Latitude	Longitude
37.6	1963-10-16	4.5	20	42.5	-70.8

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 32 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Ashland School District.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
12.0	1953-06-09	3	42°10'N / 71°46'W	42°06'N / 71°29'W	14.90 Miles	667 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Worcester
12.3	1963-05-20	2	42°24'N / 71°36'W		0.30 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Worcester
13.5	1953-06-09	3	42°06'N / 71°29'W	42°03'N / 71°14'W	13.10 Miles	667 Yards	0	15	2.5M	0	Norfolk
15.8	1956-11-21	2	42°24'N / 71°42'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Worcester
15.8	1963-05-20	2	42°24'N / 71°42'W		1.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Worcester
16.2	1956-11-21	2	42°10'N / 71°10'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Norfolk
17.7	1966-08-31	2	42°18'N / 71°48'W		1.00 Mile	67 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Worcester
18.7	1958-07-11	2	42°30'N / 71°18'W		1.50 Miles	17 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Middlesex
18.9	1953-06-09	3	42°03'N / 71°14'W	42°03'N / 71°12'W			0	1	2.5M	0	Bristol
21.1	1970-10-03	3	42°33'N / 71°32'W	42°34'N / 71°31'W			1	0	250K	0	Middlesex
21.4	1953-06-09	4	42°28'N / 72°10'W	42°18'N / 71°31'W	34.90 Miles	900 Yards	90	1228	250.0M	0	Worcester
23.7	1970-10-03	3	42°20'N / 72°10'W	42°33'N / 71°32'W	35.40 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Worcester
24.2	1957-07-05	2	42°32'N / 71°45'W		0.50 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Worcester
26.3	1962-10-12	2	42°08'N / 71°58'W	42°05'N / 71°54'W	4.10 Miles	133 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Worcester
26.4	1972-07-21	2	42°41'N / 71°25'W	42°35'N / 71°20'W	7.60 Miles	37 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Middlesex
27.3	1974-09-29	3	42°36'N / 71°14'W	42°37'N / 71°12'W			0	1	250K	0	Middlesex
29.6	1979-08-10	2	42°19'N / 72°08'W	42°19'N / 71°56'W	9.70 Miles	30 Yards	2	2	2.5M	0	Worcester
30.2	1958-08-25	2	42°32'N / 71°00'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Middlesex
31.3	1965-08-28	2	42°42'N / 71°20'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Middlesex
31.9	1981-06-22	3	42°30'N / 72°02'W	42°33'N / 71°54'W	7.10 Miles	167 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Worcester
32.1	1986-08-07	2	41°46'N / 71°27'W	41°49'N / 71°26'W	4.00 Miles	1000 Yards	0	20	2.5M	0	Providence
34.9	1967-11-18	2	41°58'N / 70°54'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Plymouth
36.5	1963-05-20	2	42°18'N / 72°12'W	42°21'N / 72°08'W	3.80 Miles	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Worcester
39.0	1951-08-21	2	42°42'N / 71°08'W	42°46'N / 70°58'W	9.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Essex
39.3	1961-07-02	2	42°50'N / 71°16'W	42°46'N / 71°12'W	5.10 Miles	400 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Rockingham
40.7	1972-08-09	2	42°33'N / 72°08'W	42°41'N / 72°03'W	9.70 Miles	10 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Worcester
43.5	1968-07-17	2	42°50'N / 71°48'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Hillsborough
44.2	1956-11-21	2	42°48'N / 71°00'W		0.80 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Essex
45.9	1951-08-21	2	42°50'N / 71°08'W	42°54'N / 71°04'W	4.90 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Rockingham
46.8	1963-06-09	2	43°00'N / 71°30'W	42°52'N / 71°24'W	10.00 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hillsborough
48.7	1951-08-20	2	41°52'N / 72°15'W				0	0	25K	0	Tolland
49.6	1958-09-07	2	41°54'N / 72°18'W		1.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Tolland

* 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.