Province
South Sulawesi
Indonesia · Asia
South Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia, in Asia. It spans the Banda Sea and Sunda plates. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 1 tsunami 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
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- CycloneLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1997Sulawesi, Parepare · M 5.920 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1992Flores Sea, Indonesia · 26.2 m2,500 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002