State
Jalisco
Mexico · North America
Jalisco is a state of Mexico, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 2 volcanoes, 3 major earthquakes since 1900, 5 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 5 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.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
Volcanoes (2)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19321932 Jalisco Earthquake · M 8.1400 deaths
- 1921Near Coast of Jalisco · M 7.7
- 1900Jalisco · M 7.3
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2022Mexico · 0.8 m2 deaths
- 2017South Mexico, Mexico · 2.7 m98 deaths
- 1995South Mexico, Mexico · 11.0 m50 deaths
- 1975Hawaii, United States of America · 14.3 m2 deaths
- 1932Central Mexico, Mexico · 10.0 m400 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2023Hurricane LidiaCat. 4
- 2015Hurricane PatriciaCat. 5
- 2011Hurricane JovaCat. 3
- 1993Hurricane CalvinCat. 2
- 1987Hurricane EugeneCat. 2
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002