State
Baja California
Mexico · North America
Baja California is a state of Mexico, in North America. It spans the Pacific and North American plates. Records include 3 volcanoes, 3 major earthquakes since 1900, 7 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 1 cyclone 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.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- VolcanoMedium
Volcanoes (3)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 2010Baja California · M 7.22 deaths
- 1934Baja, Imperial Valley · M 7.1
- 1902Baja California · M 7.8
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
- 2014Northern Chile, Chile · 4.6 m7 deaths
- 2006South Kuril Islands, Russia · 21.9 m
- 1975Hawaii, United States of America · 14.3 m2 deaths
- 1968Off East Coast of Honshu Island, Japan · 6.0 m52 deaths
- 1964Prince William Sound, Ak, United States of America · 51.8 m139 deaths
- 1957Andreanof Islands, Ak, United States of America · 32.0 m2 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 1997Hurricane NoraCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002