Province
Mazandaran
Iran · Asia
Mazandaran is a province of Iran, in Asia. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 1 volcano, 6 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
- LandslideHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- VolcanoLow
- CycloneVery Low
Volcanoes (1)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20042004 Baladeh Earthquake · M 6.335 deaths
- 1983Tehran, Damavond · M 4.930 deaths
- 19571957 Sangchal Earthquake · M 6.61,100 deaths
- 1935Alborz · M 6.060 deaths
- 1935Kevsut, Alborz · M 6.4690 deaths
- 1932Torbet-I-Kheydarly · M 5.41,070 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1990Caspian Sea, Iran · 2.0 m40,000 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002