Metropolitan City

North Gyeongsang

South Korea · Asia

North Gyeongsang is a metropolitan city of South Korea, in Asia. It lies on the Amur Plate. Records include 1 volcano, 2 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 1 cyclone crossing it with hurricane-force winds.

Tectonic Plates

• Amur Plate

Volcanoes (1)

• Ulleungdo 2,990 BCE

Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts

• 1993Sea of Japan, Japan · 32.0 m231 deaths
• 1983Noshiro, Japan · 14.9 m104 deaths

Tropical Cyclones

• 1995Typhoon FayeCat. 3

• Country Profile · South Korea

Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002