Province
Yazd
Iran · Asia
Yazd is a province of Iran, in Asia. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. 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.
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- LandslideMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodLow
- Urban FloodLow
- CycloneVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19781978 Tabas Earthquake · M 7.420,000 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002