Union Territory
Himachal Pradesh
India · Asia
Himachal Pradesh is an union territory of India, in Asia. It spans the Eurasian and Indian 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- River FloodLow
- CycloneVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19051905 Kangra Earthquake · M 7.919,000 deaths
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002