Region
Gujarat
India · Asia
Gujarat is a region of India, in Asia. It lies on the Indian Plate. Records include 2 major earthquakes since 1900 and 1 cyclone crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Urban FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20012001 Gujarat Earthquake · M 7.620,005 deaths
- 19561956 Anjar Earthquake · M 6.0156 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2021Cyclone TauktaeCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002