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Illinois
United States of America · North America
Illinois is a state of the United States of America, in North America. It lies on the North American 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.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- LandslideLow
- CycloneLow
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1954Michigan City, In (Lake Michigan), United States of America · 3.0 m7 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002