Department
León
Nicaragua · North America
León is a department of Nicaragua, in North America. It lies on the Caribbean Plate. Records include 4 volcanoes, 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 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.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Volcanoes (4)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1956Puerto Samoza · M 7.3
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1992Nicaragua · 9.9 m170 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002