Province
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada · North America
Newfoundland and Labrador is a province of Canada, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 1 tsunami observed on its coasts and 3 cyclones 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- TsunamiMedium
- WildfireMedium
- River FloodLow
- LandslideLow
- Extreme HeatLow
- EarthquakeVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1929Grand Banks, Newfoundland, Canada · 13.0 m28 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2012Hurricane LeslieCat. 1
- 2000Hurricane MichaelCat. 2
- 1955Hurricane IoneCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002