Province
North Sumatra
Indonesia · Asia
North Sumatra is a province of Indonesia, in Asia. It lies on the Sunda Plate. Records include 3 volcanoes and 4 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.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireLow
- CycloneVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (3)
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2012Off West Coast of N Sumatra, Indonesia · 1.1 m10 deaths
- 2007Sumatra, Indonesia · 5.0 m25 deaths
- 2005Indonesia · 4.2 m1,319 deaths
- 1907Nw. Sumatra, Indonesia · 15.0 m2,188 deaths
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002