Natural hazards · Kodiak

Kodiak, AK natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Kodiak comes from earthquakes, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Kodiak?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Kodiak to be higher than in 98% of U.S. communities, mostly from earthquakes and tsunamis.

Earthquakes54%Tsunamis44%Everything else2%

By hazard

What Kodiak faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Earthquakes

54% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Tsunamis

44% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Lower here

Inland floodingIce stormsWinter weatherWildfireLandslidesVolcanic activity

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingHurricanesTornadoesHailCold wavesHeat wavesStrong windLightningDroughtAvalanches

Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Kodiak flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Kodiak.

Disasters that hit Kodiak

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Kodiak itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Kodiak.

Brought FEMA money into KodiakDeclared for Kodiak Island Borough only

2002

Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Coastal Erosion and Tidal Surge

27 households applied for aid $17K aid approved $3K to the City of Kodiak for repairs

Kodiak Island Borough has had 5 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.

Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Kodiak covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Kodiak’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Kodiak. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Kodiak total about $2.7M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.