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Map of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
North America · Kingstown
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines lies on the Caribbean Plate. It has 1 volcano active over the last 10,000 years, 1 of which have erupted since 1900. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 2.9 out of 10, a low level.
- Capital
- Kingstown
- Population
- 109,897
- Area
- 389 km²
- Continent
- North America
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.
People Exposed Each Year
- 201to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 10,214to hurricane-force winds (category 1 and above)
- 22to coastal floods
Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- LandslideHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Urban FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
- Extreme HeatLow
- River 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.
Tsunamis
2 major tsunamis have reached Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 1900. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 1902Tsunami (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) · 0.8 m
- 2022Tsunami (Tonga) · 0.1 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