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Poland lies on the Eurasian Plate. Since 1900, 9 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 31 deaths. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 2.4 out of 10, a low level.
- Capital
- Warsaw
- Population
- 37,563,071
- Area
- 312,683 km²
- Continent
- Europe
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.
People Exposed Each Year
- 414to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 102,364to river floods
- 17,875to coastal floods
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
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityMedium
- EarthquakeLow
- Extreme HeatLow
Volcanoes
No volcano active over the last 10,000 years is recorded in this country.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 2022Silesian: Jastrzebie-Zdroj · M 2.810 deaths
- 2016Rudna · M 4.28 deaths
- 2018Silesian: Jastrzebie-Zdroj · M 4.15 deaths
- 2019Katowice · M 3.13 deaths
- 2008Karvina · M 4.12 deaths
- 2019Rudna · M 3.71 deaths
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