Prefecture
Nagasaki Prefecture
Japan · Asia
Nagasaki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan, in Asia. It lies on the Amur Plate. Records include 2 volcanoes, 1 major earthquake since 1900, 5 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 1 cyclone crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- River FloodLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (2)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19221922 Shimabara Earthquakes27 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1993Sea of Japan, Japan · 32.0 m231 deaths
- 1968Off East Coast of Honshu Island, Japan · 6.0 m52 deaths
- 1966East Taiwan-Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan · 0.1 m7 deaths
- 1943Central Chile, Chile · 1.0 m11 deaths
- 1906Off Coast, Ecuador · 5.0 m1,000 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2020Typhoon HaishenCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002