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Country
Map of Montserrat
North America
Montserrat lies on the Caribbean Plate. It has 1 volcano active over the last 10,000 years, 1 of which have erupted since 1900.
- Continent
- North America
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- LandslideMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- River FloodVery Low
- Urban FloodVery Low
- WildfireVery Low
Volcanoes (1)
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years; year of the last known eruption.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
No major earthquake has been recorded in this country since 1900.
Regions
Regions with volcanoes, major earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones or famous faults.
Tsunamis
3 major tsunamis have reached Montserrat since 1900. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 2003Tsunami (Montserrat) · 4.0 m
- 1997Tsunami (Montserrat) · 3.0 m
- 1999Tsunami (Montserrat) · 2.0 m
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution