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Map of Kenya
Africa · Nairobi
Kenya lies on the Somali Plate. It has 21 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years, 2 of which have erupted since 1900. Since 1900, 3 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 1 deaths. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 6.1 out of 10, a high level.
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Population
- 48,468,138
- Area
- 581,309 km²
- Continent
- Africa
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.
People Exposed Each Year
- 14,351to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 8to tsunamis
- 70,509to river floods
- 1,538to coastal floods
Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- CycloneVery Low
Volcanoes (21)
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years; year of the last known eruption.
- The Barrier 1921
- Emuruangogolak 1910
- Lake Turkana South Island 1888
- Mount Longonot 1863
- Chyulu Hills 1855
- Olkaria 1770
- Mount Silali 5,050 BCE
- Menengai 6,050 BCE
- Namarunu 6,550 BCE
- Paka 7,550 BCE
- Lake Turkana North Island ?
- Lake Turkana Central Island ?
- Mount Marsabit ?
- Segererua Plateau ?
- Korosi ?
- Ol Kokwe ?
- Nyambeni Hills ?
- Elmenteita Badlands ?
- Homa Mountain ?
- Ol Doinyo Eburru ?
- Mount Suswa ?
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 1968Homa Bay, Usiri, Got Kokech · M 4.61 deaths
Tsunamis
5 major tsunamis have reached Kenya since 1900, killing 2 people in the country. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 2004Tsunami (Indonesia) · 3.0 m2 deaths
- 1930Tsunami (Kenya) · 6.0 m
- 2005Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.1 m
- 2007Tsunami (Indonesia)
- 2022Tsunami (Tonga)
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution