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Framingham, MA Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

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The chance of earthquake damage in Framingham is lower than Massachusetts average and is lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Framingham is about the same as Massachusetts 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, #253

Framingham, MA	0.41
Massachusetts	0.70
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

Framingham, MA	0.0000
Massachusetts	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, #264

Framingham, MA	96.45
Massachusetts	87.60
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 3,292 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Framingham, MA 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:	13	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	9
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	363	Hail:	677	Heat:	3	Heavy Snow:	87
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	2	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	107
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,373	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	22	Winter Weather:	4
Other:	632

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Framingham, MA.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near Framingham, MA.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Depth (km)	Latitude	Longitude
35.0	1963-10-16	4.5	20	42.5	-70.8

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 31 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Framingham, MA.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
10.5	1963-05-20	2	42°24'N / 71°36'W		0.30 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Worcester
14.9	1956-11-21	2	42°24'N / 71°42'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Worcester
14.9	1963-05-20	2	42°24'N / 71°42'W		1.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Worcester
15.0	1958-07-11	2	42°30'N / 71°18'W		1.50 Miles	17 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Middlesex
15.4	1953-06-09	3	42°10'N / 71°46'W	42°06'N / 71°29'W	14.90 Miles	667 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Worcester
16.6	1953-06-09	3	42°06'N / 71°29'W	42°03'N / 71°14'W	13.10 Miles	667 Yards	0	15	2.5M	0	Norfolk
16.9	1956-11-21	2	42°10'N / 71°10'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Norfolk
17.9	1970-10-03	3	42°33'N / 71°32'W	42°34'N / 71°31'W			1	0	250K	0	Middlesex
18.6	1966-08-31	2	42°18'N / 71°48'W		1.00 Mile	67 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Worcester
21.1	1953-06-09	3	42°03'N / 71°14'W	42°03'N / 71°12'W			0	1	2.5M	0	Bristol
21.3	1953-06-09	4	42°28'N / 72°10'W	42°18'N / 71°31'W	34.90 Miles	900 Yards	90	1228	250.0M	0	Worcester
22.3	1957-07-05	2	42°32'N / 71°45'W		0.50 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Worcester
22.7	1972-07-21	2	42°41'N / 71°25'W	42°35'N / 71°20'W	7.60 Miles	37 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Middlesex
23.0	1970-10-03	3	42°20'N / 72°10'W	42°33'N / 71°32'W	35.40 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Worcester
23.6	1974-09-29	3	42°36'N / 71°14'W	42°37'N / 71°12'W			0	1	250K	0	Middlesex
27.1	1958-08-25	2	42°32'N / 71°00'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Middlesex
27.6	1965-08-28	2	42°42'N / 71°20'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Middlesex
28.9	1962-10-12	2	42°08'N / 71°58'W	42°05'N / 71°54'W	4.10 Miles	133 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Worcester
30.5	1979-08-10	2	42°19'N / 72°08'W	42°19'N / 71°56'W	9.70 Miles	30 Yards	2	2	2.5M	0	Worcester
30.9	1981-06-22	3	42°30'N / 72°02'W	42°33'N / 71°54'W	7.10 Miles	167 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Worcester
35.3	1951-08-21	2	42°42'N / 71°08'W	42°46'N / 70°58'W	9.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Essex
35.5	1961-07-02	2	42°50'N / 71°16'W	42°46'N / 71°12'W	5.10 Miles	400 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Rockingham
35.6	1986-08-07	2	41°46'N / 71°27'W	41°49'N / 71°26'W	4.00 Miles	1000 Yards	0	20	2.5M	0	Providence
36.2	1967-11-18	2	41°58'N / 70°54'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Plymouth
37.3	1963-05-20	2	42°18'N / 72°12'W	42°21'N / 72°08'W	3.80 Miles	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Worcester
39.6	1972-08-09	2	42°33'N / 72°08'W	42°41'N / 72°03'W	9.70 Miles	10 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Worcester
40.6	1956-11-21	2	42°48'N / 71°00'W		0.80 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Essex
40.7	1968-07-17	2	42°50'N / 71°48'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Hillsborough
42.2	1951-08-21	2	42°50'N / 71°08'W	42°54'N / 71°04'W	4.90 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Rockingham
43.2	1963-06-09	2	43°00'N / 71°30'W	42°52'N / 71°24'W	10.00 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hillsborough
49.1	1997-07-03	2	42°57'N / 71°51'W	42°57'N / 71°51'W	2.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hillsborough
		Brief Description: Very severe thunderstorms moved through Cheshire and Hillsborough Counties, producing two tornadoes, microbursts, damaging thunderstorm winds, and large hail. It appears that a microburst hit Hinsdale and both a microburst and weak tornado affected the town of Swanzey, just south of Keene, in Cheshire County. A horse barn was destroyed and an ice arena damaged at the Cheshire Fairgrounds. Pieces of aluminum were wrapped around street lamps and two-by-fours were driven into the metal sides and roof of the ice arena. One person was slightly injured by flying glass fragments when her car windows were blown in. Many trees were uprooted or blown down. Damage was estimated at approximately $500,000 at the Fairgrounds. There was evidence of both straight-line wind damage and some rotation associated with this storm. In Hillsborough County, a tornado touched down in the western portion of the town of Greenfield just to the west of Otter Lake. It then moved to the northeast, damaging a sawmill, destroying a recycling facility, and damaging some buildings at a campground. Wood and aluminum buildings were torn apart or blown over. Many large trees were broken off near their bases and hundreds more had their tops broken off. There were no injuries reported. Trees were reported blown down in Marlborough and a microburst may have occurred in nearby Dublin, where numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down along the shore of the Howe Reservoir. All of the aforementioned damage was along a path cut by the same thunderstorm complex. However, trees also were reported blown down in the towns of Walpole and Marlow in northern Cheshire County from a separate cluster of thunderstorms. About 1,700 electric customers in the Monadnock Region lost power during the storms. Most of the outages occurred in the towns of Marlborough, Marlow, Richmond, Swanzey, and Winchester. Another 100 lost power in Walpole. Statewide, about 10,000 electric customers lost power.

* 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.