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Province
Catanduanes
Philippines · Asia
Catanduanes is a province of the Philippines, in Asia. It lies on the Sunda Plate. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900 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
- EarthquakeMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- River FloodVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1982Virac, Catanduanes · M 7.1
Tropical Cyclones
- 2004Typhoon NidaCat. 5
- 1998Typhoon BabsCat. 4
- 1988Typhoon RubyCat. 4
- 1963Typhoon CarmenCat. 4
- 1960Typhoon OliveCat. 4
- 1959Typhoon HarrietCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002