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Province
Surigao del Sur
Philippines · Asia
Surigao del Sur is a province of the Philippines, in Asia. It lies on the Sunda Plate. Records include 2 major earthquakes since 1900 and 3 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
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
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- River FloodLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1911Mindanao, Talacogon · M 7.8
- 1908Mindanao · M 7.5
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2026Mindanao Island, Philippines · 2.5 m107 deaths
- 2025Mindanao Island, Philippines · 0.3 m10 deaths
- 1929East Mindanao Island, Philippines · 2.0 m
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002