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Province
Guangdong
People's Republic of China · Asia
Guangdong is a province of People's Republic of China, in Asia. It spans the Yangtze and Eurasian plates. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 29 cyclones 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.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19691969 Yangjiang Earthquake · M 6.43,000 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2018Typhoon MangkhutCat. 5
- 2017Typhoon HatoCat. 3
- 2015Typhoon MujigaeCat. 4
- 2014Typhoon RammasunCat. 5
- 2013Typhoon UsagiCat. 4
- 2013Typhoon UtorCat. 4
- 2012Typhoon VicenteCat. 4
- 2012Typhoon Kai-takCat. 1
- 2010Typhoon ChanthuCat. 1
- 2008Typhoon HagupitCat. 4
- 2003Typhoon DujuanCat. 4
- 2003Typhoon KrovanhCat. 2
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002