Overseas Department
Réunion
France · Europe
Réunion is an overseas department of France, in Europe. It lies on the Somali Plate. Records include 1 volcano and 4 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.
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- LandslideMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireVery Low
Volcanoes (1)
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2010Sumatra, Indonesia · 16.9 m431 deaths
- 2007Sumatra, Indonesia · 5.0 m25 deaths
- 2006South of Java, Indonesia · 20.9 m802 deaths
- 2005Indonesia · 4.2 m1,319 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002