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The chance of earthquake damage in Norton Shores is about the same as Michigan average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Norton Shores is lower than Michigan 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, #798

Norton Shores, MI	0.00
Michigan	0.04
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

Norton Shores, MI	0.0000
Michigan	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, #621

Norton Shores, MI	79.70
Michigan	140.33
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 1,453 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Norton Shores, MI 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:	1	Dense Fog:	2	Drought:	0
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	75	Hail:	389	Heat:	1	Heavy Snow:	102
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	8	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	21
Thunderstorm Winds:	727	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	60	Winter Weather:	3
Other:	56

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Norton Shores, MI.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Norton Shores, MI.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Norton Shores, MI.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 32 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Norton Shores, MI.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
10.2	1965-09-04	2	43°11'N / 86°02'W				0	0	25K	0	Muskegon
11.3	1965-09-04	2	43°01'N / 86°06'W	43°05'N / 86°04'W	4.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ottawa
16.0	1966-07-12	2	43°04'N / 85°57'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ottawa
17.8	1956-03-06	2	42°57'N / 86°07'W	42°58'N / 85°57'W	8.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ottawa
21.8	1965-04-11	4	43°01'N / 85°55'W	43°02'N / 85°47'W	6.20 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ottawa
23.2	1961-09-22	2	43°02'N / 85°49'W	43°05'N / 85°47'W	2.70 Miles	2000 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Ottawa
23.7	1961-09-22	2	43°05'N / 85°47'W	43°07'N / 85°46'W			0	0	25K	0	Kent
27.6	1965-04-11	4	43°02'N / 85°47'W	43°03'N / 85°39'W	6.20 Miles	300 Yards	5	142	2.5M	0	Kent
28.0	1957-06-22	2	42°52'N / 85°52'W				0	0	25K	0	Ottawa
28.3	1956-04-03	5	42°46'N / 85°59'W	42°56'N / 85°47'W	15.10 Miles	400 Yards	14	200	250K	0	Ottawa
29.8	1975-06-17	2	43°26'N / 85°46'W		1.50 Miles	60 Yards	1	0	0K	0	Newaygo
30.2	1978-08-15	2	43°33'N / 86°32'W		0.80 Mile	333 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Oceana
32.0	1956-04-03	5	42°40'N / 86°13'W	42°46'N / 85°59'W	13.50 Miles	400 Yards	0	10	25K	0	Allegan
34.3	1956-04-03	5	42°56'N / 85°47'W	43°18'N / 85°20'W	33.80 Miles	400 Yards	4	130	25K	0	Kent
34.7	1968-09-09	2	43°13'N / 85°33'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Kent
34.7	1965-04-11	4	43°03'N / 85°39'W	43°12'N / 85°27'W	14.20 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Kent
34.8	1967-04-21	3	42°54'N / 85°46'W	42°57'N / 85°30'W	13.60 Miles	400 Yards	0	32	25.0M	0	Kent
34.9	1963-06-09	2	42°46'N / 85°49'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Allegan
35.0	1974-06-20	2	42°44'N / 85°59'W	42°42'N / 85°52'W	5.70 Miles	20 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Allegan
36.0	1975-05-20	2	42°49'N / 85°44'W	42°50'N / 85°40'W	2.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Kent
37.8	1983-07-21	2	42°40'N / 86°12'W	42°35'N / 86°07'W	13.60 Miles	200 Yards	1	1	250K	0	Allegan
37.9	1991-05-28	2	43°41'N / 86°23'W	43°44'N / 86°22'W	3.00 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Oceana
41.0	1967-04-21	2	42°30'N / 86°08'W	42°42'N / 85°53'W	18.60 Miles	50 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Allegan
41.0	1967-04-21	2	42°55'N / 85°30'W		0.30 Mile	27 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Kent
42.6	1967-10-24	2	42°38'N / 85°49'W				0	4	25K	0	Allegan
44.7	1972-04-12	2	43°49'N / 86°15'W		0.10 Mile	27 Yards	0	8	2.5M	0	Mason
45.0	1966-04-20	2	43°29'N / 85°27'W		0.10 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Mecosta
45.9	1956-04-03	3	42°32'N / 85°50'W	42°45'N / 85°32'W	21.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Ottawa
46.9	1951-09-26	2	43°47'N / 85°52'W	43°47'N / 85°48'W	2.30 Miles	440 Yards	1	3	0K	0	Newaygo
47.6	1956-04-03	3	42°45'N / 85°32'W	42°52'N / 85°20'W	12.60 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Barry
48.2	1989-05-30	2	42°25'N / 86°11'W	42°32'N / 86°05'W	9.20 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Allegan
49.9	1954-05-31	2	42°32'N / 85°46'W		0.30 Mile	110 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Allegan

* 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.