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Map of Pakistan
Asia · Islamabad
Pakistan spans the Eurasian and Indian plates. Since 1900, 46 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 143,700 deaths. Its exposure to natural hazards is 7.4 out of 10 (INFORM index), a very high level. Its overall risk index, which accounts for its ability to cope, is 6.6 out of 10.
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Population
- 223,773,700
- Area
- 881,913 km²
- Continent
- Asia
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
Exposure to natural hazards according to the European Commission's INFORM index, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), overall and for each type of hazard.
Overall Risk Index
This overall score combines hazard exposure with the vulnerability of the population (6.0 out of 10) and the lack of coping capacity (5.4 out of 10). A highly exposed but well-prepared country therefore gets a low overall score.
People Exposed Each Year
- 525,655to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 82,967to destructive shaking (intensity VIII and above)
- 206to tsunamis
- 995,521to hurricane-force winds (category 1 and above)
- 5,844,697to river floods
- 12,701to coastal floods
Overall 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
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- TsunamiMedium
- VolcanoLow
Volcanoes
No volcano active over the last 10,000 years is recorded in this country.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 2005Muzaffarabad, Uri, Anantnag · M 7.676,213 deaths
- 1935Quetta · M 7.560,000 deaths
- 1974Balakot, Patan · M 6.25,300 deaths
- 2013Awaran, Kech · M 7.7825 deaths
- 1945Makran Coast · M 8.0300 deaths
- 1909Pakistan · M 7.2231 deaths
Regions
Regions with volcanoes, major earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones or famous faults.
Tsunamis
4 major tsunamis have reached Pakistan since 1900, killing 4 people in the country. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 1945Tsunami (Pakistan) · 17.0 m4 deaths
- 1907Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.1 m
- 2013Tsunami (Pakistan) · 0.1 m
- 1905Tsunami (India)
Tropical Cyclones
2 major tropical cyclones have made landfall in Pakistan since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 2023Cyclone Biparjoy · 70 km/h
- 2010Cyclone Phet · 56 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