Province
West Sulawesi
Indonesia · Asia
West Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia, in Asia. It lies on the Banda Sea Plate. Records include 2 major earthquakes since 1900 and 2 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
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- CycloneVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20212021 West Sulawesi Earthquake · M 6.2105 deaths
- 19691969 Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami · M 7.0664 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2018Sulawesi, Indonesia · 10.7 m4,340 deaths
- 1969Makassar Strait, Indonesia · 4.0 m664 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002