State
Puebla
Mexico · North America
Puebla is a state of Mexico, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 4 volcanoes and 3 major earthquakes since 1900.
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
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
Volcanoes (4)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20172017 Central Mexico Earthquake · M 7.1369 deaths
- 19991998 Acatlan · M 7.020 deaths
- 19801980 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 6.4300 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002