Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17 Emergencies Declared: 9 Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Hurricanes: 7, Storms: 6, Heavy Rains: 4, Snowstorms: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Water Shortages: 2, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category). On at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 256.3 miles away from Somerville center On at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 77.2 miles away from Somerville center On at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 234.3 miles away from the city center On at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 276.5 miles away from Somerville center On at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.7 miles away from Somerville center On at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 274.6 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW) Natural disasters: The number of natural disasters in Somerset County (27) is a lot greater than the US average (15). Earthquake activity: Somerville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. On, a category F3 tornado 16.8 miles away from the borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the Somerville borough center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages. Somerville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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