Department
Cortés
Honduras · North America
Cortés is a department of Honduras, in North America. It lies on the Caribbean Plate. Records include 1 volcano 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
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- TsunamiLow
- VolcanoVery Low
Volcanoes (1)
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1976Guatemala · 0.1 m23,000 deaths
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002