Autonomous Region
South Caribbean Coast
Nicaragua · North America
South Caribbean Coast is an autonomous region of Nicaragua, in North America. It lies on the Caribbean Plate. Records include 3 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
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- LandslideLow
- TsunamiLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Tropical Cyclones
- 2022Hurricane JuliaCat. 1
- 2009Hurricane IdaCat. 2
- 1988Hurricane Joan:miriamCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002