Department
Escuintla
Guatemala · North America
Escuintla is a department of Guatemala, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 3 volcanoes, 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 1 tsunami 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
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityMedium
Volcanoes (3)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1902Quezaltenango, San Marcos · M 7.52,000 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1952Kamchatka, Russia · 23.0 m10,000 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002