Province
İzmir
Turkey · Asia
İzmir is a province of Turkey, in Asia. It spans the Aegean Sea and Anatolian plates. Records include 1 major earthquake 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
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
- VolcanoVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1928İzmir–Torbalı Earthquake of 1928 · M 6.5170 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2020Aegean Sea, Turkey · 5.3 m118 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002