District
Batticaloa
Sri Lanka · Asia
Batticaloa is a district of Sri Lanka, in Asia. It lies on the Indian Plate. Records include 1 tsunami 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.
- River FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- TsunamiMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Urban FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
- Coastal FloodVery Low
- EarthquakeVery Low
- LandslideVery Low
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2004Off West Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia · 50.9 m227,899 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002