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Map of Norway
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Norway lies on the Eurasian Plate. It has 2 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years, 1 of which have erupted since 1900. Since 1900, 1 major earthquake has been recorded. Its exposure to natural hazards is 2.8 out of 10 (INFORM index), a low level. Its overall risk index, which accounts for its ability to cope, is 2.0 out of 10.
- Population
- 5,627,400
- Area
- 385,207 km²
- Continent
- Europe
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 (2.5 out of 10) and the lack of coping capacity (1.6 out of 10). A highly exposed but well-prepared country therefore gets a low overall score.
People Exposed Each Year
- 143to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 29,584to river floods
- 15,486to 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- WildfireMedium
- TsunamiLow
- River FloodVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
- Extreme HeatVery 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
12 major tsunamis have reached Norway since 1900, killing 174 people in the country. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 1936Tsunami (Norway) · 74.0 m73 deaths
- 1905Tsunami (Norway) · 40.5 m61 deaths
- 1934Tsunami (Norway) · 62.3 m40 deaths
- 2014Tsunami (Norway) · 8.2 m
- 1983Tsunami (Norway) · 7.0 m
- 1998Tsunami (Norway) · 6.0 m
- 1959Tsunami (Norway) · 4.0 m
- 1994Tsunami (Norway) · 4.0 m
Tropical Cyclones
4 major tropical cyclones have made landfall in Norway since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 1966Hurricane Faith · 102 km/h
- 1951Hurricane How · 93 km/h
- 1961Hurricane Debbie · 65 km/h
- 2004Hurricane Karl · 61 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