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Vietnam spans the Sunda and Eurasian plates. It has 2 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years, 1 of which have erupted since 1900. Since 1900, 6 major earthquakes have been recorded. Its exposure to natural hazards is 7.3 out of 10 (INFORM index), a very high level. Its overall risk index, which accounts for its ability to cope, is 3.9 out of 10.
- Capital
- Hanoi
- Population
- 96,208,984
- Area
- 331,690 km²
- Continent
- Asia
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
Exposure to natural hazards according to the European Commission's INFORM index, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), overall and for each type of hazard.
Overall Risk Index
This overall score combines hazard exposure with the vulnerability of the population (2.6 out of 10) and the lack of coping capacity (4.3 out of 10). A highly exposed but well-prepared country therefore gets a low overall score.
People Exposed Each Year
- 34,967to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 123to tsunamis
- 1,447,761to hurricane-force winds (category 1 and above)
- 3,882,319to river floods
- 2,191,469to coastal floods
Overall 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 ScarcityLow
- VolcanoVery Low
Volcanoes (2)
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years; year of the last known eruption.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Regions
Regions with volcanoes, major earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones or famous faults.
Tsunamis
1 major tsunami has reached Vietnam since 1900, killing 1 people in the country. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 2017Tsunami (Vietnam) · 8.5 m1 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
144 major tropical cyclones have made landfall in Vietnam since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 1984Typhoon Agnes · 157 km/h1,029 deaths
- 2024Typhoon Yagi · 176 km/h784 deaths
- 2014Typhoon Rammasun · 102 km/h40 deaths
- 1959Typhoon Gilda · 111 km/h23 deaths
- 1992Typhoon Omar · 0 km/h15 deaths
- 2018Severe Tropical Storm Usagi · 65 km/h4 deaths
- 1972Typhoon Therese · 176 km/h
- 1993Typhoon Lola · 176 km/h
- 1956Typhoon Charlotte · 167 km/h
- 1985Typhoon Cecil · 167 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