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Province
Jiangxi
People's Republic of China · Asia
Jiangxi is a province of People's Republic of China, in Asia. It lies on the Yangtze Plate. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 1 cyclone 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
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- LandslideMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 2005Jiangxi, Jiujiang · M 5.216 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 1957Typhoon CarmenCat. 3
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002