State
Tamil Nadu
India · Asia
Tamil Nadu is a state of India, in Asia. It lies on the Indian Plate. Records include 2 tsunamis observed on its coasts 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
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2012Off West Coast of N Sumatra, Indonesia · 1.1 m10 deaths
- 2004Off West Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia · 50.9 m227,899 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2016Cyclone VardahCat. 2
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002