State
Chiapas
Mexico · North America
Chiapas is a state of Mexico, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 1 volcano, 4 major earthquakes 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
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
Volcanoes (1)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1982Chiapas · M 3.51,879 deaths
- 1968S Chiapas · M 6.120 deaths
- 1914Chiapas · M 7.5
- 1902Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas · M 7.8
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2017South Mexico, Mexico · 2.7 m98 deaths
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002