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The chance of earthquake damage in 66853 Zip Code is about the same as Kansas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 66853 Zip Code is much lower than Kansas average and is higher 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, #490

66853 Zip Code	0.01
Kansas	0.05
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

66853 Zip Code	0.0000
Kansas	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, #670

66853 Zip Code	172.81
Kansas	252.53
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 3,677 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 66853 Zip Code 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:	8	Cold:	4	Dense Fog:	1	Drought:	3
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	287	Hail:	1,861	Heat:	10	Heavy Snow:	29
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	8	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	36
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,311	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	37	Winter Weather:	22
Other:	60

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near 66853 Zip Code.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 66853 Zip Code.

No historical earthquake events found in or near 66853 Zip Code.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 62 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 66853 Zip Code.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
3.7	1961-03-26	2	38°01'N / 96°18'W		2.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Greenwood
9.1	1974-05-30	2	38°04'N / 96°29'W	37°49'N / 96°17'W	20.40 Miles	167 Yards	0	1	0K	0	Greenwood
10.0	1968-06-10	2	38°06'N / 96°06'W		1.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Greenwood
12.3	1986-04-07	2	38°03'N / 96°05'W	37°57'N / 95°56'W	8.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Greenwood
13.1	1958-06-12	2	38°11'N / 96°10'W				0	0	0K	0	Lyon
14.4	1954-04-26	2	38°04'N / 95°59'W		1.00 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lyon
14.8	1974-05-30	2	38°05'N / 96°30'W	38°04'N / 96°29'W			0	0	0K	0	Butler
17.4	1973-04-13	2	38°11'N / 96°09'W	38°19'N / 96°12'W	9.60 Miles	333 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lyon
17.5	1991-04-26	3	37°51'N / 95°57'W	37°57'N / 95°56'W	5.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Woodson
17.8	1974-05-30	2	38°08'N / 96°34'W	38°05'N / 96°30'W	4.70 Miles	167 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Chase
17.9	1956-04-02	4	37°48'N / 95°57'W	38°02'N / 95°54'W	16.30 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Woodson
18.2	1991-04-26	2	38°06'N / 96°34'W	38°10'N / 96°29'W	6.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Chase
18.3	1991-04-26	3	37°45'N / 96°05'W	37°51'N / 95°57'W	10.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Greenwood
19.2	1956-04-02	4	38°02'N / 95°54'W	38°06'N / 95°53'W	4.50 Miles	880 Yards	0	5	25K	0	Coffey
20.9	1956-04-02	4	37°47'N / 95°58'W	37°48'N / 95°57'W	1.30 Miles	880 Yards	0	5	25K	0	Woodson
22.1	1991-04-26	2	37°56'N / 96°43'W	38°06'N / 96°34'W	15.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Butler
22.3	1973-03-13	2	38°14'N / 96°07'W	38°23'N / 96°06'W	10.20 Miles	220 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lyon
22.7	1986-04-07	2	37°57'N / 95°56'W	37°53'N / 95°44'W	14.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Woodson
23.7	1956-04-02	4	37°36'N / 96°08'W	37°47'N / 95°58'W	15.50 Miles	880 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Greenwood
24.9	1982-03-15	2	37°40'N / 96°04'W		1.00 Mile	300 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Greenwood
25.7	1962-05-28	2	38°20'N / 96°07'W	38°23'N / 96°05'W	3.60 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lyon
26.0	1964-11-15	2	37°39'N / 96°04'W		0.80 Mile	400 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Greenwood
26.0	1991-04-26	3	37°37'N / 96°16'W	37°38'N / 96°14'W	2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Greenwood
26.9	1973-06-04	2	37°42'N / 95°57'W	37°44'N / 95°51'W	5.90 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Greenwood
27.5	1990-06-07	2	38°20'N / 96°16'W	38°28'N / 96°11'W	10.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	17	25.0M	0	Lyon
28.2	2003-05-08	3	37°48'N / 95°57'W	38°00'N / 95°31'W	22.00 Miles	350 Yards	0	3	2.5M	261K	Woodson
		Brief Description: Damage summary: Toronto: Outbuildings destroyed. 1N Toronto: Trees & limbs downed. 1W Batesville: Large trees uprooted and sheared off, sheet metal in trees, old wood shed destroyed. 1N Batesville: Oil tank 12-15 feet high toppled (leaked profusely), power pole blown over. 2NE Batesville: House destroyed, 2 vehicles heavily damaged, pair of 2-3 foot diameter trees stripped 4 feet off ground. 3-4NE Batesville: Cattle barn & garage destroyed, windows blown out of house, large pick-up truck rolled onto side. 1N Yates Center: House & barn destroyed on Highway 75, horse trailer flipped over, large trees uprooted or snapped off at bases, broke or toppled 70 grave markers at the cemetery. 1NW Yates Center: Two-story house and 3 barns destroyed, trees completely shreaded. Yates Center: Five homes destroyed and 30 damaged. Two of the three injuries occurred at one residence with both requiring transport to a hospital. Forty-five miles of fence damaged. Stored hay contaminated by embedding of wiring and nails. Estimated crop losses: Corn: 300 acres. Wheat: 100 acres. Pasture: 1312 acres. Hay: 655 acres. Of the estimated $2.5 million damage, $1.506 million inflicted upon farming facilities. Farming facility damage breakdown: Dwellings and Service Buildings: $900,000; Structures: $6,000; Machinery & equipment: $600,000. USDA Flash Situation Report contributed greatly to this narrative. This tornado would cross just barely into extreme Northwest Allen County.
29.9	1972-04-19	2	37°36'N / 96°02'W		20.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Greenwood
31.7	1982-03-15	2	37°47'N / 95°51'W	37°58'N / 95°30'W	24.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Woodson
32.3	1991-04-26	3	37°28'N / 96°25'W	37°37'N / 96°16'W	12.00 Miles	200 Yards	1	2	250K	0	Elk
32.4	1956-04-02	4	37°28'N / 96°16'W	37°36'N / 96°08'W	11.50 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Elk
32.4	1959-06-18	2	37°32'N / 96°12'W		2.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Elk
32.6	1964-04-22	2	38°17'N / 96°43'W				0	0	3K	0	Chase
32.6	1964-04-22	2	38°19'N / 96°41'W				0	0	0K	0	Chase
32.7	1973-11-20	2	38°17'N / 95°45'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Coffey
32.8	1964-05-26	2	38°16'N / 95°44'W				0	0	25K	0	Coffey
32.9	1987-05-18	2	38°27'N / 96°23'W	38°29'N / 96°21'W	3.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Chase
33.6	1956-04-02	3	38°15'N / 96°52'W	38°23'N / 96°33'W	19.40 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Marion
33.8	1971-07-09	2	38°28'N / 96°16'W	38°31'N / 96°12'W	4.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Lyon
34.1	1965-06-03	2	37°22'N / 96°18'W	37°39'N / 96°06'W	22.40 Miles	87 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Elk
35.1	1950-05-18	3	38°07'N / 96°49'W	38°20'N / 96°49'W	14.90 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Chase
35.4	1960-04-16	2	37°48'N / 96°50'W				0	1	0K	0	Butler
35.8	1960-10-29	2	37°49'N / 96°51'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Butler
39.1	1962-05-26	2	38°34'N / 96°11'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lyon
39.2	1974-06-08	4	38°25'N / 96°13'W	38°42'N / 95°58'W	23.70 Miles	1760 Yards	6	177	25.0M	0	Lyon
39.6	1958-06-10	4	37°51'N / 97°01'W	37°50'N / 96°51'W	9.00 Miles	300 Yards	15	5	2.5M	0	Butler
41.5	1960-11-27	2	37°19'N / 96°28'W	37°30'N / 96°15'W	17.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Elk
41.9	1956-04-02	3	38°23'N / 96°33'W	38°50'N / 95°53'W	47.50 Miles	500 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Marion
42.5	1955-09-21	2	38°18'N / 95°33'W		0.30 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Coffey
42.7	1982-03-15	2	37°58'N / 95°30'W	38°02'N / 95°24'W	6.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Allen
43.3	1956-04-02	4	37°18'N / 96°28'W	37°28'N / 96°16'W	15.80 Miles	880 Yards	1	6	2.5M	0	Elk
44.4	1991-04-26	5	37°42'N / 97°09'W	37°54'N / 96°52'W	22.00 Miles	700 Yards	13	150	250.0M	0	Butler
44.7	1953-05-10	3	38°21'N / 96°40'W	38°56'N / 96°03'W	52.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Chase
45.2	1954-04-10	2	38°20'N / 95°31'W				0	0	3K	0	Coffey
45.6	1974-05-13	2	38°10'N / 97°09'W	38°12'N / 96°56'W	11.90 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Marion
45.6	1954-08-05	2	38°10'N / 97°07'W	38°23'N / 96°53'W	19.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Marion
46.7	1991-03-26	2	37°49'N / 95°27'W	37°53'N / 95°21'W	8.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Allen
47.5	1980-10-15	3	37°20'N / 96°45'W	37°31'N / 96°40'W	13.30 Miles	150 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Cowley
48.0	1965-09-20	2	37°37'N / 97°16'W	38°12'N / 96°57'W	43.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Sedgwick
48.0	1958-11-17	2	38°30'N / 95°37'W				0	0	0K	0	Osage
48.3	1954-03-24	2	37°43'N / 95°31'W	37°57'N / 95°14'W	22.20 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wilson
49.8	1974-03-07	2	38°38'N / 96°42'W	38°41'N / 96°32'W	9.40 Miles	220 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Morris
49.9	1969-06-17	2	38°40'N / 96°36'W	38°42'N / 96°29'W	6.20 Miles	37 Yards	0	6	250K	0	Morris

* 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.