District
Trincomalee
Sri Lanka · Asia
Trincomalee is a district of Sri Lanka, in Asia. It lies on the Indian Plate. Records include 2 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.
- River FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Urban FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
- EarthquakeVery Low
- LandslideVery Low
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2012Off West Coast of N Sumatra, Indonesia · 1.1 m10 deaths
- 2007Sumatra, Indonesia · 5.0 m25 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002