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Nacional
Dominican Republic · North America
Nacional is a national district of the Dominican Republic, in North America. It lies on the Caribbean Plate. Records include 2 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
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
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- LandslideLow
- TsunamiLow
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2010Haiti & Dominican Republic, Haiti · 3.2 m316,000 deaths
- 1918Puerto Rico: Mona Passage, United States of America · 6.1 m144 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002