Province
West Java
Indonesia · Asia
West Java is a province of Indonesia, in Asia. It lies on the Sunda Plate. Records include 11 volcanoes, 2 major earthquakes 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
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- CycloneLow
Volcanoes (11)
- Tangkuban Parahu 2019
- Mount Papandayan 2002
- Galunggung 1984
- Gede-Pangrango 1957
- Ciremai 1951
- Perbakti-Gagak 1939
- Mount Salak 1938
- Guntur 1847
- Patuha ?
- Tampomas ?
- Talagabodas ?
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20222022 Cianjur Earthquake · M 5.6635 deaths
- 1979Java · M 6.130 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2006South of Java, Indonesia · 20.9 m802 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002