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Province
North West
South Africa · Africa
North West is a province of South Africa, in Africa. It spans the African and Somali plates. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- Urban FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- LandslideVery Low
- CycloneVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1997Avgold'S Hartebeestfontein Mine · M 5.015 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002