Territory
Primorsky Krai
Russia · Europe
Primorsky Krai is a territory of Russia, in Europe. It lies on the Amur Plate. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900, 6 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 1 cyclone crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- LandslideMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodLow
- Urban FloodLow
- VolcanoVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1918E Coast Of · M 7.7
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1993Sea of Japan, Japan · 32.0 m231 deaths
- 1983Noshiro, Japan · 14.9 m104 deaths
- 1971Tatar Strait, Russia · 2.0 m
- 1964Nw. Honshu Island, Japan · 5.8 m36 deaths
- 1952Kamchatka, Russia · 23.0 m10,000 deaths
- 1940West Hokkaido Island, Japan · 5.0 m10 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 1956Typhoon EmmaCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002