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Province
North Hamgyong
North Korea · Asia
North Hamgyong is a province of North Korea, in Asia. It lies on the Amur Plate. Records include 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- TsunamiLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1993Sea of Japan, Japan · 32.0 m231 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002