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India spans the Indian, Eurasian and Burma plates. It has 1 volcano active over the last 10,000 years, 1 of which have erupted since 1900. Since 1900, 77 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 52,844 deaths. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 5.2 out of 10, a medium level.
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Population
- 1,326,093,247
- Area
- 3,287,263 km²
- Continent
- Asia
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
- 1,772,428to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 252,122to destructive shaking (intensity VIII and above)
- 1,622to tsunamis
- 7,671,259to hurricane-force winds (category 1 and above)
- 16,884,210to river floods
- 314,247to 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
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- TsunamiMedium
- VolcanoLow
Volcanoes (1)
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years; year of the last known eruption.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 2001Gujarat: Bhuj, Ahmadabad, Rajokot · M 7.620,005 deaths
- 1905Kangra · M 7.919,000 deaths
- 1993Latur-Osmanabad, Killari · M 6.211,000 deaths
- 1991Chamoli, Uttarkashi, New Delhi · M 7.02,000 deaths
- 1967India · M 6.6180 deaths
- 1956Anjar, Bhuj, Gandhidham · M 6.0156 deaths
Tsunamis
10 major tsunamis have reached India since 1900, killing 26,073 people in the country. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 2004Tsunami (Indonesia) · 17.3 m26,047 deaths
- 1945Tsunami (Pakistan) · 11.0 m26 deaths
- 2023Tsunami (India) · 15.0 m
- 2012Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.3 m
- 2007Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.2 m
- 1907Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.1 m
- 2022Tsunami (Tonga) · 0.1 m
- 1905Tsunami (India)
Tropical Cyclones
32 major tropical cyclones have made landfall in India since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 2014Cyclone Hudhud · 204 km/h124 deaths
- 2020Cyclone Amphan · 176 km/h106 deaths
- 2019Cyclone Fani · 213 km/h89 deaths
- 2013Cyclone Phailin · 185 km/h45 deaths
- 2016Cyclone Vardah · 120 km/h38 deaths
- 1989Typhoon Gay · 213 km/h
- 2021Cyclone Tauktae · 204 km/h
- 2018Cyclone Titli · 185 km/h
- 2020Cyclone Nisarga · 144 km/h
- 2021Cyclone Yaas · 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