Province
West Azerbaijan
Iran · Asia
West Azerbaijan is a province of Iran, in Asia. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 4 major earthquakes 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
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20202020 Iran–Turkey Earthquakes · M 6.010 deaths
- 1981Urumiyeh · M 5.810 deaths
- 1968Maku, Shah Bandalu · M 5.638 deaths
- 1930Hakkari Earthquake of 1930 · M 7.12,539 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002