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Province
Aurora
Philippines · Asia
Aurora is a province of the Philippines, in Asia. It spans the Philippine Sea and Sunda plates. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900, 1 tsunami observed on its coasts and 6 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
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
- River FloodVery Low
- VolcanoVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19681968 Casiguran Earthquake · M 7.3270 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1970Philippine Sea, Philippines · 4.3 m15 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2022Typhoon NoruCat. 5
- 2020Typhoon VamcoCat. 4
- 1987Typhoon CaryCat. 2
- 1980Typhoon BettyCat. 4
- 1976Typhoon OlgaCat. 3
- 1964Typhoon OpalCat. 5
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002