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Province
Western Cape
South Africa · Africa
Western Cape is a province of South Africa, in Africa. It lies on the African Plate. Records include 2 volcanoes, 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 1 tsunami observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- WildfireHigh
- LandslideMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodLow
- Urban FloodLow
- VolcanoLow
- EarthquakeVery Low
- CycloneVery Low
Volcanoes (2)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19691969 Tulbagh Earthquake · M 6.312 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2008Southern Atlantic Ocean, South Africa · 2.6 m
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002