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Map of Cuba
North America · Havana
Cuba lies on the North American Plate. Since 1900, 5 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 14 deaths. Its exposure to natural hazards is 4.8 out of 10 (INFORM index), a medium level. Its overall risk index, which accounts for its ability to cope, is 3.5 out of 10.
- Capital
- Havana
- Population
- 10,985,974
- Area
- 109,884 km²
- Continent
- North America
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 (2.9 out of 10) and the lack of coping capacity (4.0 out of 10). A highly exposed but well-prepared country therefore gets a low overall score.
People Exposed Each Year
- 11,168to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 1,654to destructive shaking (intensity VIII and above)
- 3to tsunamis
- 581,033to hurricane-force winds (category 1 and above)
- 387to river floods
- 9,746to 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.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- TsunamiLow
- Water ScarcityLow
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
- 1932Santiago De Cuba · M 6.714 deaths
Regions
Regions with volcanoes, major earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones or famous faults.
Tsunamis
1 major tsunami has reached Cuba since 1900. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
Tropical Cyclones
62 major tropical cyclones have made landfall in Cuba since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 1994Hurricane Gordon · 74 km/h1,152 deaths
- 1998Hurricane Georges · 139 km/h827 deaths
- 2016Hurricane Matthew · 213 km/h603 deaths
- 2012Hurricane Sandy · 185 km/h254 deaths
- 2008Hurricane Ike · 185 km/h195 deaths
- 2022Hurricane Ian · 204 km/h84 deaths
- 1996Hurricane Lili · 157 km/h22 deaths
- 2008Hurricane Paloma · 157 km/h19 deaths
- 2005Tropical Storm Arlene · 83 km/h1 deaths
- 2008Hurricane Gustav · 222 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