Province
West Sumatra
Indonesia · Asia
West Sumatra is a province of Indonesia, in Asia. It lies on the Sunda Plate. Records include 6 volcanoes, 4 major earthquakes since 1900 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
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- VolcanoLow
- CycloneVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (6)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 2022West Pasaman Earthquake 2022 · M 6.127 deaths
- 2007March 2007 Sumatra Earthquakes · M 6.467 deaths
- 19431943 Alahan Panjang Earthquakes · M 7.6
- 19091909 Kerinci Earthquake · M 7.6
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2012Off West Coast of N Sumatra, Indonesia · 1.1 m10 deaths
- 2010Sumatra, Indonesia · 16.9 m431 deaths
- 2009Sumatra, Indonesia · 0.3 m1,117 deaths
- 2007Sumatra, Indonesia · 5.0 m25 deaths
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002