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The chance of earthquake damage in Gardena is much higher than California average and is much higher than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Gardena is higher than 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, #43

Gardena, CA
74.25
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

Gardena, 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, #12

Gardena, CA
51.01
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 524 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Gardena, CA were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:0Cold:2Dense Fog:0Drought:0
Dust Storm:0Flood:182Hail:27Heat:0Heavy Snow:0
High Surf:5Hurricane:0Ice Storm:0Landslide:0Strong Wind:7
Thunderstorm Winds:73Tropical Storm:0Wildfire:50Winter Storm:0Winter Weather:0
Other:178 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Gardena, CA.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 197 historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Gardena, CA.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeDepth (km)LatitudeLongitude
36.01971-02-096.4834.41-118.4
28.71933-03-116.3N/A33.58-117.98
42.11973-02-215.9834.1-119
8.61941-11-145.41633.78-118.25
12.91933-10-025.4N/A33.78-118.13
16.41933-03-135.3N/A33.75-118.08
16.81930-08-315.3N/A33.9-118.6
36.01971-02-095.3834.41-118.4
47.01938-05-315.3N/A33.68-117.53
48.61981-09-045.3533.67-119.11
29.81971-02-095.2634.31-118.45
21.71979-01-015.11133.95-118.68
42.11952-08-235N/A34.5-118.22
7.21941-10-224.91633.82-118.22
25.11933-03-154.9N/A33.62-118.02
30.81971-02-094.81434.34-118.33
34.81977-08-124.81034.38-118.47
10.21940-10-114.7N/A33.78-118.42
19.11929-07-084.7N/A34-118
25.11982-05-254.71433.54-118.21
35.71971-02-214.7734.4-118.44
38.91948-04-164.71634.02-118.97
47.41956-01-034.7N/A33.75-117.5
48.41948-03-014.71634.17-117.53
24.51963-09-144.6N/A33.54-118.34
29.91971-03-314.6234.29-118.52
33.41978-04-294.6533.83-117.73
37.71976-04-084.61534.35-118.67
40.01984-10-264.61334.02-118.99
41.21965-01-014.6N/A34-117.6
41.21965-02-254.6N/A34-117.6
44.81981-10-234.61233.63-119.02
46.61981-10-234.6633.64-119.06
5.31944-06-194.5N/A33.87-118.22
12.91939-12-274.5N/A33.78-118.13
18.51979-10-174.5633.9-118.63
32.61971-03-074.5334.35-118.46
34.91971-02-214.5734.39-118.43
37.21969-10-274.5N/A33.55-117.81
37.41971-02-104.5634.43-118.41
38.71965-07-164.5N/A34.4-118.6
48.41965-04-154.5N/A34.1-117.5
10.91933-10-254.3N/A33.95-118.13
22.21963-08-224.3N/A33.7-118
23.51961-10-204.3N/A33.67-118
24.41961-10-204.3N/A33.65-118
35.51971-02-104.31034.4-118.42
35.61971-02-104.3534.41-118.33
47.31969-02-284.3N/A34.56-118.11
47.91969-02-284.3N/A34.57-118.12
25.01976-01-014.2633.97-117.88
30.31971-04-154.2434.27-118.58
33.61971-03-254.2534.36-118.48
36.21971-04-014.2734.41-118.42
38.91982-04-134.21734.05-118.96
39.71971-02-094.2134.46-118.43
40.31977-09-244.2534.47-118.42
48.51971-06-224.2833.75-117.48
49.21979-10-194.2734.2-117.53
7.31950-01-114.1133.95-118.2
15.61941-01-304.11633.97-118.05
20.41967-06-154.1N/A33.99-117.97
21.11979-01-014.1233.95-118.67
22.61961-10-204.1N/A33.67-118.02
23.51961-10-204.1N/A33.67-118
29.31971-03-304.1334.3-118.46
30.81971-02-094.11134.34-118.33
32.11961-10-044.1N/A33.85-117.75
45.41946-02-244.11634.4-117.8
6.41933-11-134N/A33.87-118.2
12.41933-08-044N/A33.75-118.18
12.71933-05-164N/A33.75-118.17
12.91933-11-204N/A33.78-118.13
23.01961-11-204N/A33.68-118
23.01961-11-204N/A33.68-118
23.91961-10-204N/A33.68-117.98
24.41961-10-204N/A33.67-117.98
24.41961-10-204N/A33.67-117.98
25.11933-10-024N/A33.62-118.02
26.31964-08-304N/A34.25-118.47
28.91971-06-214434.27-118.53
29.31936-08-2241633.77-117.82
29.51971-04-024334.28-118.53
29.71982-12-304N/A33.96-118.82
32.61984-02-274633.47-118.06
32.61971-02-0941234.36-118.4
32.81971-02-104134.37-118.3
32.81971-04-254234.37-118.32
40.31973-02-2241734-119
41.71941-04-1141633.9-117.58
49.41978-05-234533.9-119.17
9.11933-04-293.9N/A33.83-118.17
21.71980-09-093.9533.58-118.3
24.51981-07-293.9133.8-118.72
29.91971-02-093.9734.3-118.49
32.81971-02-093.9734.35-118.47
34.31971-03-073.9534.38-118.43
37.91981-06-123.91534.36-118.66
38.51976-10-173.91534.45-118.37
40.21971-02-153.91334.47-118.41
45.51982-04-293.91933.51-118.95
49.01979-08-283.9934.42-117.73
3.21983-03-013.8633.94-118.32
10.01941-10-223.81633.78-118.2
14.01975-01-133.8N/A33.82-118.08
15.21960-08-203.8N/A33.68-118.37
18.31976-11-223.8233.95-118.62
21.01967-01-083.8N/A33.6-118.4
24.41961-10-203.8N/A33.67-117.98
30.31971-02-143.8134.3-118.51
32.31961-11-133.8N/A34.02-118.85
33.91978-09-033.8633.95-117.72
36.01971-02-093.8834.41-118.4
37.61972-02-253.81334.43-118.43
42.91960-02-243.8N/A34-117.57
44.21984-11-253.81433.33-118.67
49.51981-09-053.8833.63-119.11
15.91984-10-153.7233.7-118.16
20.91979-01-013.7633.93-118.67
22.81979-01-023.7633.95-118.7
22.81979-03-053.71333.95-118.7
23.81947-10-133.7N/A33.85-118.72
24.21979-01-153.71033.97-118.72
25.81971-03-023.71233.93-117.86
25.81981-07-303.7233.79-118.74
27.71964-02-083.7N/A34.2-118.62
28.51971-02-203.7634.26-118.54
33.51971-03-283.7634.36-118.47
34.91973-08-203.7834.4-118.3
35.41967-02-213.7N/A33.8-117.7
36.31972-02-023.71234.41-118.43
36.61973-01-273.7834.4-118.5
40.31973-03-173.7834-119
44.61982-04-053.71933.52-118.94
5.31948-02-203.61633.92-118.22
12.21950-01-193.61633.75-118.43
16.61948-05-243.61633.92-118.02
18.01966-12-263.6N/A33.99-118.6
23.31971-01-053.6834.04-117.94
23.71969-06-223.6N/A33.92-118.72
24.41983-01-283.61333.94-118.73
25.11981-07-303.6833.8-118.73
30.41948-07-183.61634.07-117.82
34.31959-08-233.6N/A34.13-117.78
34.71978-10-293.6334.32-118.63
35.31973-09-243.6834.4-118.4
35.41972-02-083.6934.4-118.41
35.41973-10-233.6833.8-117.7
36.21972-10-213.6934.41-118.42
37.41971-05-013.6534.43-118.4
40.41973-12-283.61733.6-117.7
46.31985-10-313.6334.47-117.89
48.81970-09-123.6834.22-117.55
1.01950-05-133.51633.88-118.31
1.21932-01-313.51633.88-118.32
4.51945-02-063.51633.95-118.35
5.41966-10-023.5N/A33.97-118.33
5.91936-03-013.51633.98-118.3
6.51973-03-213.5933.8-118.3
8.71970-03-013.5833.98-118.42
8.91933-10-053.5N/A33.77-118.27
13.41932-10-213.51633.7-118.3
13.71933-08-293.5N/A33.87-118.07
20.81966-06-133.5N/A33.75-117.99
23.51961-10-213.5N/A33.67-118
24.51969-04-133.5N/A33.54-118.32
24.81961-10-203.5N/A33.67-117.97
25.31981-02-273.51634.17-118.6
26.01941-08-103.51634.02-117.88
26.61961-10-213.5N/A33.67-117.93
26.91943-10-293.51633.78-117.86
26.91941-11-103.51633.6-118
27.21967-01-083.5N/A33.5-118.3
27.41978-06-043.5633.92-117.83
27.71967-01-083.5N/A33.5-118.4
29.11941-06-043.51633.75-117.83
29.21941-12-233.51533.57-117.98
29.21936-09-083.51633.57-117.98
30.01959-08-033.5N/A34-117.8
30.41971-02-163.51334.29-118.54
30.91971-02-253.5234.34-118.36
32.11971-02-173.5534.36-118.31
33.21971-06-013.51734.37-118.39
33.91983-04-163.5634.35-118.53
34.91971-02-243.5334.4-118.33
35.31973-02-053.5834.4-118.4
35.81971-02-213.5634.4-118.45
36.01971-02-093.5834.41-118.4
36.31971-12-243.5834.41-118.43
38.91948-04-173.51634.02-118.97
40.31973-03-163.5834-119
40.31973-03-053.5834-119
40.91972-11-253.5834.02-117.61
42.01941-12-013.51633.3-118.15
45.41941-02-203.51634.52-118.55
45.91967-07-123.5N/A34.49-117.95
47.01971-10-103.5833.74-117.51

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 6 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Gardena, CA.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeStart Lat/LogEnd Lat/LogLengthWidthFatalitiesInjuriesProperty DamageCrop DamageAffected County
0.61966-11-07233°54'N / 118°18'W0.10 Mile33 Yards003K0Los Angeles
3.61966-11-07233°51'N / 118°20'W33°54'N / 118°10'W10.30 Miles50 Yards010250K0Los Angeles
8.91983-03-01233°59'N / 118°22'W34°03'N / 118°21'W3.50 Miles100 Yards03025.0M0Los Angeles
11.31982-11-09233°47'N / 118°12'W33°53'N / 118°03'W10.00 Miles1300 Yards002.5M0Los Angeles
21.51982-11-09234°11'N / 118°27'W1.00 Mile150 Yards002.5M0Los Angeles
28.11966-11-07233°39'N / 117°55'W0.20 Mile33 Yards003K0Orange


* 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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