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Province
Masbate
Philippines · Asia
Masbate is a province of the Philippines, in Asia. It lies on the Sunda Plate. Records include 2 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.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Urban FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- River FloodVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Tropical Cyclones
- 1987Typhoon PhyllisCat. 3
- 1981Typhoon LeeCat. 2
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002