State
Sonora
Mexico · North America
Sonora is a state of Mexico, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 1 volcano and 2 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
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- VolcanoVery Low
Volcanoes (1)
Tropical Cyclones
- 2008Hurricane NorbertCat. 4
- 1976Hurricane LizaCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002