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The chance of earthquake damage in Yosemite National Park is much lower than California average and is much higher than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Yosemite National Park is lower than California average and is much lower than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #1191

Yosemite National Park, CA	4.39
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, #74

Yosemite National Park, CA	0.0368
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, #1678

Yosemite National Park, CA	0.59
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 150 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Yosemite National Park, CA 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:	0	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	1
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	26	Hail:	18	Heat:	0	Heavy Snow:	0
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	0	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	0
Thunderstorm Winds:	15	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	25	Winter Storm:	0	Winter Weather:	0
Other:	65

Volcanos Nearby

A total of 5 volcanoes are found in or near Yosemite National Park, CA.

Distance (miles)	Name	Region	Latitude	Longitude	Elevation (foot)	Type	Status	Last Eruption
27.8	Inyo Craters	US-California, United States	37.692	-119.02	2629	Lava dome	Radiocarbon	Last known eruption A.D. 1-1499
28.4	Red Cones	US-California, United States	37.58	-119.05	2748	Cinder cone	Holocene	Undated, but probable Holocene eruption
30.0	Mono Craters	US-California, United States	37.88	-119	2796	Lava dome	Radiocarbon	Last known eruption A.D. 1-1499
32.0	Mono Lake Volc Field	US-California, United States	38	-119.03	2121	Cinder cone	Tephrochronology	Last known eruption 1700-1799
35.9	Long Valley	US-California, United States	37.7	-118.87	3390	Caldera	Pleistocene-Fumarol	Quaternary eruption(s) with the only known Holocene activity being hydrothermal

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 212 historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Yosemite National Park, CA.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Depth (km)	Latitude	Longitude
41.9	1980-05-27	6.2	16	37.49	-118.83
25.2	1933-06-25	6.1	N/A	38.08	-119.33
38.4	1980-05-25	6.1	8	37.59	-118.85
38.4	1980-05-27	6.1	8	37.59	-118.85
40.0	1980-05-25	6.1	13	37.54	-118.84
45.1	1941-09-14	6	16	37.57	-118.73
45.6	1927-09-18	6	N/A	37.5	-118.75
36.3	1981-09-30	5.9	6	37.62	-118.88
30.3	1983-01-07	5.6	7	37.63	-118.99
34.9	1983-01-07	5.6	7	37.64	-118.9
40.0	1980-05-27	5.5	13	37.54	-118.84
44.6	1938-12-03	5.5	N/A	37.5	-118.77
37.2	1980-08-01	5.4	8	37.55	-118.89
45.1	1941-12-31	5.4	16	37.57	-118.73
38.8	1983-07-03	5.3	9	37.55	-118.86
37.5	1980-05-25	5.2	5	37.61	-118.86
47.3	1985-01-24	5.2	8	38.16	-118.83
41.0	1962-04-13	5.1	N/A	38.32	-119.32
33.9	1979-10-07	5	9	38.22	-119.35
37.5	1980-05-26	5	8	37.54	-118.89
36.8	1981-09-30	4.9	3	37.66	-118.86
41.2	1933-06-22	4.9	N/A	37.58	-118.8
35.2	1984-04-28	4.8	3	37.62	-118.9
35.3	1983-07-05	4.8	10	38.07	-119.02
37.9	1983-01-25	4.8	2	37.51	-118.9
39.8	1983-09-30	4.8	10	37.55	-118.84
37.5	1980-05-26	4.7	7	37.56	-118.88
48.7	1980-06-29	4.7	5	38	-118.69
33.8	1979-10-08	4.6	9	38.21	-119.32
40.8	1969-10-03	4.6	N/A	37.6	-118.8
42.0	1965-06-03	4.6	N/A	38.3	-119.2
13.7	1957-06-21	4.5	N/A	37.7	-119.28
31.7	1983-01-07	4.5	5	37.64	-118.96
34.9	1981-09-30	4.5	6	37.61	-118.91
39.6	1981-10-01	4.5	10	37.5	-118.87
45.1	1941-10-23	4.5	16	37.57	-118.73
32.5	1979-09-24	4.4	5	37.66	-118.94
34.5	1979-10-07	4.4	11	38.23	-119.36
36.6	1979-11-09	4.4	3	37.6	-118.88
48.1	1963-12-06	4.4	N/A	37.55	-118.68
31.5	1983-02-04	4.3	7	37.65	-118.96
34.3	1983-01-07	4.3	1	37.64	-118.91
35.0	1979-06-16	4.3	13	37.58	-118.92
35.6	1979-12-08	4.3	16	37.6	-118.9
35.9	1980-03-27	4.3	9	37.61	-118.89
37.2	1979-12-06	4.3	15	37.6	-118.87
37.3	1984-12-24	4.3	10	37.62	-118.86
37.5	1980-06-05	4.3	8	37.56	-118.88
38.7	1980-05-17	4.3	6	37.6	-118.84
43.4	1980-10-30	4.3	14	37.53	-118.78
43.5	1983-07-30	4.3	6	37.57	-118.76
45.4	1982-09-28	4.3	13	37.49	-118.76
31.9	1984-07-16	4.2	7	37.63	-118.96
32.9	1983-01-07	4.2	12	37.63	-118.94
34.7	1979-09-07	4.2	3	37.62	-118.91
34.7	1979-11-10	4.2	17	37.62	-118.91
36.4	1979-11-20	4.2	14	37.61	-118.88
36.8	1980-12-24	4.2	12	37.53	-118.91
37.6	1980-12-24	4.2	16	37.58	-118.87
37.7	1962-06-08	4.2	N/A	38.27	-119.32
39.3	1980-07-05	4.2	9	37.6	-118.83
40.6	1981-09-30	4.2	6	37.56	-118.82
42.8	1982-09-23	4.2	5	37.46	-118.83
43.0	1980-05-28	4.2	6	37.47	-118.82
32.0	1983-02-24	4.1	5	37.62	-118.96
32.2	1983-01-29	4.1	6	37.64	-118.95
32.7	1983-01-07	4.1	4	37.64	-118.94
36.3	1979-11-09	4.1	14	37.62	-118.88
37.0	1983-12-31	4.1	6	37.54	-118.9
38.0	1981-10-02	4.1	10	37.61	-118.85
38.5	1983-07-12	4.1	9	37.54	-118.87
40.3	1980-05-31	4.1	11	37.55	-118.83
41.4	1980-05-31	4.1	8	37.6	-118.79
41.8	1962-04-05	4.1	N/A	38.32	-119.27
42.1	1980-05-26	4.1	2	37.5	-118.82
10.7	1983-08-09	4	2	37.9	-119.49
32.6	1982-05-08	4	5	37.65	-118.94
35.0	1981-09-30	4	3	37.58	-118.92
35.4	1979-11-09	4	5	37.61	-118.9
35.9	1980-05-18	4	10	37.61	-118.89
36.2	1980-05-26	4	7	37.57	-118.9
36.5	1975-08-10	4	N/A	37.37	-119.99
38.3	1983-03-16	4	7	37.51	-118.89
39.3	1980-05-14	4	13	37.6	-118.83
39.3	1983-08-08	4	2	37.57	-118.84
40.1	1982-09-08	4	6	37.5	-118.86
40.1	1980-01-14	4	11	37.61	-118.81
40.3	1980-05-26	4	8	37.6	-118.81
40.9	1981-10-03	4	10	37.57	-118.81
42.7	1982-10-16	4	7	37.45	-118.84
46.2	1983-09-01	4	7	38.02	-118.75
48.2	1980-05-26	4	5	37.5	-118.7
48.2	1960-09-08	4	N/A	37.5	-118.7
49.2	1980-06-30	4	3	38	-118.68
20.2	1981-11-18	3.9	27	37.47	-119.41
30.4	1973-10-07	3.9	5	37.6	-119
31.2	1983-01-07	3.9	6	37.64	-118.97
32.6	1981-11-13	3.9	10	37.62	-118.95
34.3	1983-01-09	3.9	8	37.64	-118.91
35.7	1981-08-24	3.9	8	37.62	-118.89
36.1	1981-09-30	3.9	6	37.67	-118.87
36.3	1980-05-25	3.9	10	37.62	-118.88
36.5	1981-03-05	3.9	13	37.56	-118.9
37.5	1980-06-11	3.9	8	37.54	-118.89
38.3	1983-02-19	3.9	9	37.53	-118.88
38.6	1983-03-15	3.9	9	37.52	-118.88
38.6	1983-11-23	3.9	3	37.52	-118.88
39.1	1983-01-31	3.9	7	37.5	-118.88
39.8	1982-08-26	3.9	6	37.6	-118.82
41.7	1982-10-14	3.9	8	37.48	-118.84
42.3	1979-12-26	3.9	19	37.53	-118.8
42.4	1982-10-14	3.9	14	37.49	-118.82
48.7	1980-02-22	3.9	12	37.5	-118.69
48.9	1980-07-07	3.9	10	38.03	-118.7
31.0	1983-01-07	3.8	13	37.65	-118.97
32.2	1983-02-04	3.8	3	37.64	-118.95
32.2	1983-02-04	3.8	6	37.64	-118.95
33.1	1983-02-20	3.8	6	37.62	-118.94
34.3	1983-01-07	3.8	3	37.61	-118.92
34.7	1979-11-07	3.8	11	37.62	-118.91
34.7	1980-03-20	3.8	8	37.62	-118.91
34.9	1984-04-29	3.8	5	37.61	-118.91
35.2	1980-03-20	3.8	15	37.62	-118.9
36.1	1983-01-07	3.8	5	37.63	-118.88
37.0	1983-12-25	3.8	6	37.56	-118.89
37.2	1979-11-16	3.8	18	37.6	-118.87
38.0	1981-09-25	3.8	10	37.54	-118.88
38.0	1981-10-03	3.8	10	37.56	-118.87
38.7	1983-01-31	3.8	4	37.5	-118.89
39.8	1980-03-15	3.8	9	37.6	-118.82
41.8	1982-12-12	3.8	4	37.53	-118.81
41.9	1982-06-24	3.8	3	37.46	-118.85
42.5	1982-09-28	3.8	2	37.47	-118.83
42.9	1984-03-05	3.8	8	37.49	-118.81
43.4	1982-12-28	3.8	3	37.49	-118.8
45.6	1974-11-18	3.8	2	37.5	-118.75
47.5	1956-12-31	3.8	N/A	38.28	-118.97
47.7	1980-07-07	3.8	5	38.02	-118.72
48.7	1980-07-07	3.8	8	38.02	-118.7
31.7	1982-12-21	3.7	5	37.64	-118.96
31.9	1981-11-13	3.7	10	37.63	-118.96
33.8	1981-03-05	3.7	9	37.64	-118.92
34.1	1980-03-20	3.7	9	37.62	-118.92
34.7	1981-09-17	3.7	15	37.62	-118.91
35.4	1980-05-14	3.7	4	37.61	-118.9
36.2	1979-12-28	3.7	15	37.66	-118.87
37.0	1981-06-30	3.7	7	37.56	-118.89
37.2	1981-03-25	3.7	10	37.55	-118.89
38.0	1983-07-03	3.7	9	37.56	-118.87
40.9	1982-09-28	3.7	5	37.46	-118.87
41.4	1981-10-01	3.7	10	37.57	-118.8
41.9	1983-11-12	3.7	12	37.46	-118.85
42.3	1980-02-16	3.7	8	37.51	-118.81
42.5	1982-10-02	3.7	5	37.47	-118.83
46.3	1965-01-13	3.7	N/A	38.1	-118.8
31.1	1981-04-25	3.6	5	37.68	-118.96
31.9	1983-01-07	3.6	4	37.63	-118.96
33.4	1983-01-07	3.6	3	37.63	-118.93
34.1	1983-01-07	3.6	3	37.62	-118.92
35.0	1979-11-09	3.6	16	37.63	-118.9
35.1	1983-11-15	3.6	3	37.6	-118.91
35.1	1981-09-30	3.6	6	37.66	-118.89
35.2	1979-11-09	3.6	13	37.62	-118.9
35.6	1973-09-11	3.6	11	37.6	-118.9
35.9	1981-09-30	3.6	6	37.69	-118.87
35.9	1981-10-09	3.6	7	37.64	-118.88
36.1	1983-01-07	3.6	7	37.63	-118.88
37.3	1983-01-08	3.6	9	37.62	-118.86
37.8	1981-08-13	3.6	2	37.53	-118.89
37.8	1983-09-27	3.6	3	38.28	-119.36
37.9	1979-12-16	3.6	2	37.59	-118.86
38.0	1981-09-30	3.6	10	37.61	-118.85
38.8	1982-08-15	3.6	5	37.48	-118.9
38.9	1980-05-18	3.6	8	37.59	-118.84
39.9	1982-08-22	3.6	5	37.49	-118.87
40.6	1984-04-10	3.6	6	37.56	-118.82
41.1	1982-12-12	3.6	6	37.54	-118.82
41.6	1981-10-01	3.6	10	37.59	-118.79
41.9	1981-10-09	3.6	4	37.55	-118.8
42.7	1982-11-10	3.6	5	37.48	-118.82
31.2	1965-06-10	3.5	N/A	38.2	-119.5
31.9	1983-01-07	3.5	5	37.63	-118.96
33.6	1981-08-09	3.5	7	37.62	-118.93
34.3	1980-03-29	3.5	9	37.61	-118.92
34.7	1980-03-26	3.5	9	37.62	-118.91
35.4	1980-03-27	3.5	9	37.61	-118.9
35.4	1980-05-08	3.5	10	37.61	-118.9
35.6	1981-09-30	3.5	6	37.63	-118.89
35.7	1981-08-22	3.5	8	37.62	-118.89
35.9	1980-05-19	3.5	12	37.61	-118.89
36.2	1982-06-22	3.5	2	37.55	-118.91
37.0	1979-11-15	3.5	17	37.61	-118.87
37.2	1981-03-16	3.5	4	37.63	-118.86
37.5	1979-12-09	3.5	14	37.61	-118.86
38.6	1980-03-19	3.5	6	37.58	-118.85
39.0	1981-10-01	3.5	17	37.49	-118.89
39.1	1981-10-02	3.5	10	37.61	-118.83
40.5	1981-11-05	3.5	7	37.54	-118.83
40.6	1982-09-08	3.5	6	37.47	-118.87
40.8	1941-03-27	3.5	N/A	37.2	-119.8
41.5	1982-11-28	3.5	3	37.47	-118.85
41.8	1962-04-04	3.5	N/A	38.32	-119.27
42.1	1984-03-07	3.5	4	37.5	-118.82
42.6	1967-11-06	3.5	N/A	38.35	-119.35
43.3	1981-10-01	3.5	10	37.46	-118.82
44.4	1981-03-24	3.5	11	37.51	-118.77
45.1	1941-09-22	3.5	16	37.57	-118.73
45.1	1941-10-27	3.5	16	37.57	-118.73
46.7	1941-10-18	3.5	16	37.57	-118.7
46.7	1941-10-13	3.5	16	37.57	-118.7
48.2	1978-11-25	3.5	8	37.5	-118.7
48.5	1978-11-25	3.5	9	37.53	-118.68

Historical Tornado Events

No historical tornado events that had recorded magnitudes of 2 or above found in or near Yosemite National Park, CA.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Yosemite National Park, 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.