State
Maharashtra
India · Asia
Maharashtra is a state 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19931993 Latur Earthquake · M 6.211,000 deaths
- 19671967 Koynanagar Earthquake · M 6.6180 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2020Cyclone NisargaCat. 2
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002