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Map of Thailand
Asia · Bangkok
Thailand spans the Sunda and Eurasian plates. Since 1900, 3 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 1 deaths. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 4.9 out of 10, a medium level.
- Capital
- Bangkok
- Population
- 66,188,503
- Area
- 513,120 km²
- Continent
- Asia
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.
People Exposed Each Year
- 3,455to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 94to tsunamis
- 7,984to hurricane-force winds (category 1 and above)
- 2,681,164to river floods
- 21,141to coastal floods
Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
Volcanoes
No volcano active over the last 10,000 years is recorded in this country.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 2014Chiang Rai · M 6.11 deaths
Tsunamis
4 major tsunamis have reached Thailand since 1900, killing 8,212 people in the country. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 2004Tsunami (Indonesia) · 19.6 m8,212 deaths
- 2012Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.1 m
- 2007Tsunami (Indonesia)
- 2022Tsunami (Tonga)
Tropical Cyclones
50 major tropical cyclones have made landfall in Thailand since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 1984Typhoon Agnes · 37 km/h1,029 deaths
- 2018Tropical Storm Pabuk · 83 km/h6 deaths
- 1989Typhoon Gay · 185 km/h
- 2013Typhoon Wutip · 111 km/h
- 1992Cyclone Forrest · 102 km/h
- 1991Typhoon Fred (1991) · 83 km/h
- 2017Typhoon Doksuri · 83 km/h
- 1952Typhoon Wilma · 74 km/h
- 1987Typhoon Betty · 74 km/h
- 2006Typhoon Xangsane · 74 km/h
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution