Province
Maluku
Indonesia · Asia
Maluku is a province of Indonesia, in Asia. It spans the Banda Sea, Timor and Australian plates. Records include 4 volcanoes, 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 3 tsunamis 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
- TsunamiHigh
- CycloneHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- River FloodLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (4)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1943New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.6
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2023South Maluku, Indonesia · 0.1 m1 deaths
- 1992Flores Sea, Indonesia · 26.2 m2,500 deaths
- 1983Banda Sea, Indonesia · 3.0 m
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002