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Map of Mongolia
Asia · Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia spans the Eurasian and Amur plates. It has 2 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years, 0 of which have erupted since 1900. Since 1900, 6 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 30 deaths. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 2.6 out of 10, a low level.
- Capital
- Ulaanbaatar
- Population
- 3,409,939
- Area
- 1,564,116 km²
- Continent
- Asia
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.
People Exposed Each Year
- 1,585to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 26to destructive shaking (intensity VIII and above)
- 37,052to river floods
Risk Index Over Time
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
- Water ScarcityHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- CycloneLow
Volcanoes (2)
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years; year of the last known eruption.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 1957Mongolia · M 8.130 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
1 major tropical cyclone has made landfall in Mongolia since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 1972Typhoon Rita · 37 km/h
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution