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Province
Albay
Philippines · Asia
Albay is a province of the Philippines, in Asia. It lies on the Sunda Plate. Records include 1 volcano, 6 tsunamis observed on its coasts 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
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- CycloneHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- River FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Volcanoes (1)
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2023East Mindanao Island, Philippines · 0.3 m3 deaths
- 2013Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands · 11.0 m10 deaths
- 2012Philippine Islands, Philippines · 0.2 m1 deaths
- 1995Samar Island, Philippines · 2.0 m
- 1975Philippine Trench, Philippines · 3.0 m1 deaths
- 1968East Luzon Island, Philippines · 0.2 m270 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2020Typhoon GoniCat. 5
- 2019Typhoon KammuriCat. 4
- 2006Typhoon DurianCat. 4
- 2006Typhoon XangsaneCat. 4
- 1972Typhoon OraCat. 1
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002