State
Colima
Mexico · North America
Colima is a state of Mexico, in North America. It spans the North American and Pacific plates. Records include 2 volcanoes, 3 major earthquakes since 1900 and 3 tsunamis 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.
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- Urban FloodMedium
- Coastal FloodMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Volcanoes (2)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19951995 Colima-Jalisco Earthquake · M 8.050 deaths
- 1932Central, Colima · M 7.8
- 1932Central · M 7.775 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1995South Mexico, Mexico · 11.0 m50 deaths
- 1985Mexico · 3.0 m9,500 deaths
- 1932Central Mexico, Mexico · 10.0 m75 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002