Province
Messina
Italy · Europe
Messina is a province of Italy, in Europe. It spans the African and Eurasian plates. Records include 3 volcanoes, 1 major earthquake since 1900 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.
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodVery Low
- Urban FloodVery Low
Volcanoes (3)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1961Sicily15 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2002Stromboli Island, Italy · 10.9 m
- 1988La Fossa Volcano, Vulcano Is., Italy · 2.0 m
- 1919Stromboli Island, Italy · 0.8 m4 deaths
- 1908Messina Strait, Ionian Sea, Italy · 13.0 m80,000 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002