Province
Balıkesir
Turkey · Asia
Balıkesir is a province of Turkey, in Asia. It lies on the Anatolian Plate. Records include 2 major earthquakes since 1900 and 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
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Urban FloodMedium
- Coastal FloodMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- TsunamiLow
- Water ScarcityLow
- VolcanoVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1953Yenice–Gönen Earthquake of 1953 · M 7.31,070 deaths
- 1942Balikesir, Bigadic · M 6.116 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1963Marmara Sea, Turkey · 1.0 m1 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002