Province
Palermo
Italy · Europe
Palermo is a province of Italy, in Europe. It lies on the African Plate. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 2 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
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- LandslideMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- TsunamiLow
- River FloodVery Low
- Urban FloodVery Low
- Coastal FloodVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1968Sicily · M 6.0216 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2003North Algeria, Algeria · 3.0 m2,287 deaths
- 1908Messina Strait, Ionian Sea, Italy · 13.0 m80,000 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002