Department
Carazo
Nicaragua · North America
Carazo is a department of Nicaragua, in North America. It lies on the Caribbean Plate. Records include 1 tsunami 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- LandslideMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1992Nicaragua · 9.9 m170 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002