Province
Khuzestan
Iran · Asia
Khuzestan is a province of Iran, in Asia. It spans the Arabian and Eurasian plates. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900.
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
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityMedium
- TsunamiVery Low
- CycloneVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1978Masjed-E-Soleyman · M 6.176 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002