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The chance of earthquake damage in Sussex County is lower than Delaware average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Sussex County is lower than Delaware 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, #3

Sussex County	0.10
Delaware	1.54
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

Sussex County	0.0000
Delaware	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, #3

Sussex County	44.99
Delaware	107.77
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 9,369 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Sussex County 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:	10	Cold:	73	Dense Fog:	63	Drought:	157
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	1,137	Hail:	1,104	Heat:	262	Heavy Snow:	125
High Surf:	26	Hurricane:	5	Ice Storm:	5	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	356
Thunderstorm Winds:	4,017	Tropical Storm:	10	Wildfire:	32	Winter Storm:	128	Winter Weather:	231
Other:	1,628

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Sussex County.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Sussex County.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Sussex County.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 11 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Sussex County.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
15.8	1984-07-18	2	38°48'N / 75°35'W		1.50 Miles	80 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Sussex
18.4	1955-08-12	2	38°32'N / 75°04'W	38°33'N / 75°01'W	2.70 Miles	133 Yards	0	1	3K	0	Sussex
25.1	1992-07-31	2	39°01'N / 75°31'W	39°02'N / 75°26'W	4.00 Miles	20 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Kent
25.6	1977-06-09	2	39°02'N / 75°28'W		0.20 Mile	40 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Kent
26.9	1967-01-27	2	39°01'N / 75°35'W		0.50 Mile	50 Yards	0	7	250K	0	Kent
39.5	1983-07-21	2	39°10'N / 75°43'W		1.00 Mile	20 Yards	2	9	250K	0	Kent
39.7	1971-08-27	2	38°55'N / 74°56'W	39°19'N / 74°47'W	28.70 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cape May
44.0	2002-04-28	3	38°25'N / 76°18'W	38°21'N / 75°49'W	18.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	150K	0	Dorchester
		Brief Description: Tornado path length 16-18 miles. One house and several outbuildings destroyed near Hip Roof Road. Most of the damage along tornado path rated F0 to F1.
45.4	1971-07-30	2	39°04'N / 76°03'W	39°08'N / 75°55'W	8.30 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Queen Anne's
47.8	1956-05-06	2	39°15'N / 74°50'W		0.20 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Cape May
49.2	1976-03-21	2	39°13'N / 75°56'W		0.20 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Queen Anne's

* 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.