State
Baja California Sur
Mexico · North America
Baja California Sur is a state of Mexico, in North America. It lies on the Pacific Plate. Records include 2 volcanoes, 13 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 12 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.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- River FloodLow
- Urban FloodLow
Volcanoes (2)
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2017South Mexico, Mexico · 2.7 m98 deaths
- 2013Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands · 11.0 m10 deaths
- 2007South Peru, Peru · 10.1 m596 deaths
- 2001South Peru, Peru · 8.8 m103 deaths
- 1995Northern Chile, Chile · 3.0 m3 deaths
- 1995South Mexico, Mexico · 11.0 m50 deaths
- 1992Nicaragua · 9.9 m170 deaths
- 1975Hawaii, United States of America · 14.3 m2 deaths
- 1973South Mexico, Mexico · 1.1 m56 deaths
- 1968Off East Coast of Honshu Island, Japan · 6.0 m52 deaths
- 1964Prince William Sound, Ak, United States of America · 51.8 m139 deaths
- 1963South Kuril Islands, Russia · 4.5 m
Tropical Cyclones
- 2021Hurricane OlafCat. 2
- 2016Hurricane NewtonCat. 1
- 2014Hurricane OdileCat. 4
- 2009Hurricane JimenaCat. 4
- 2008Hurricane NorbertCat. 4
- 2007Hurricane HenrietteCat. 1
- 2006Hurricane JohnCat. 4
- 2003Hurricane IgnacioCat. 2
- 2003Hurricane MartyCat. 2
- 1989Hurricane KikoCat. 3
- 1977Hurricane DoreenCat. 1
- 1967Hurricane OliviaCat. 3
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002