Province
Muscat
Oman · Asia
Muscat is a province of Oman, in Asia. It lies on the Arabian Plate. Records include 3 tsunamis 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.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- Urban FloodMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- CycloneMedium
- River FloodLow
- EarthquakeVery Low
- WildfireVery Low
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2017Persian Gulf, Iran · 3.0 m5 deaths
- 2013Off Coast Gwadar, Pakistan · 0.6 m825 deaths
- 1945Makran Coast, Pakistan · 17.0 m300 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002