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Province
Abra
Philippines · Asia
Abra is a province of the Philippines, in Asia. It lies on the Philippine Sea Plate. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 5 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
- VolcanoVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20222022 Luzon Earthquake · M 7.011 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 1991Typhoon Ruth (1991)Cat. 5
- 1982Typhoon NancyCat. 4
- 1971Typhoon RoseCat. 4
- 1965Typhoon FredaCat. 5
- 1950Typhoon OssiaCat. 3
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002