Union Territory
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
India · Asia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands is an union territory of India, in Asia. It lies on the Burma Plate. Records include 1 volcano 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- VolcanoLow
- River FloodVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
- WildfireVery Low
Volcanoes (1)
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2004Off West Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia · 50.9 m227,899 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002