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Country
Map of Mozambique
Africa · Maputo
Mozambique spans the Somali and African plates. Since 1900, 4 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 4 deaths. Its exposure to natural hazards is 5.3 out of 10 (INFORM index), a high level. Its overall risk index, which accounts for its ability to cope, is 7.1 out of 10.
- Capital
- Maputo
- Population
- 29,668,834
- Area
- 801,590 km²
- Continent
- Africa
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
Exposure to natural hazards according to the European Commission's INFORM index, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), overall and for each type of hazard.
Overall Risk Index
This overall score combines hazard exposure with the vulnerability of the population (6.9 out of 10) and the lack of coping capacity (6.9 out of 10). A highly exposed but well-prepared country therefore gets a low overall score.
People Exposed Each Year
- 21,896to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 10to tsunamis
- 81,318to hurricane-force winds (category 1 and above)
- 107,608to river floods
- 16,537to coastal floods
Overall 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
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- LandslideLow
Volcanoes
No volcano active over the last 10,000 years is recorded in this country.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 2006Mozambique · M 7.04 deaths
Regions
Regions with volcanoes, major earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones or famous faults.
Tsunamis
1 major tsunami has reached Mozambique since 1900. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
Tropical Cyclones
18 major tropical cyclones have made landfall in Mozambique since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 2019Cyclone Idai · 185 km/h558 deaths
- 2000Cyclone Eline:leone · 191 km/h
- 2022Cyclone Gombe · 185 km/h
- 2019Cyclone Kenneth · 181 km/h
- 2008Cyclone Jokwe · 172 km/h
- 2007Cyclone Favio · 167 km/h
- 2023Cyclone Freddy · 157 km/h
- 2003Cyclone Japhet · 157 km/h
- 2000Cyclone Hudah · 148 km/h
- 1994Cyclone Nadia · 139 km/h
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