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Washington
United States of America · North America
Washington is a state of the United States of America, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 7 volcanoes, 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 20 tsunamis 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
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- CycloneVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (7)
- St. Helens 2008
- Mount Baker 1880
- Glacier Peak 1700
- Mount Rainier 1450
- Mount Adams 950
- West Crater 5,750 BCE
- Indian Heaven 6,250 BCE
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1980Mt St Helens · M 5.261 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2024Columbia River Valley, Wa, United States of America · 14.3 m
- 2013Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands · 11.0 m10 deaths
- 2012British Columbia, Canada · 13.0 m1 deaths
- 2009Columbia River Valley, Wa, United States of America · 9.0 m
- 2009Columbia River Valley, Wa, United States of America · 3.6 m
- 2006South Kuril Islands, Russia · 21.9 m
- 1995Northern Chile, Chile · 3.0 m3 deaths
- 1994South Kuril Islands, Russia · 10.4 m11 deaths
- 1980Washington, United States of America · 250.0 m61 deaths
- 1968Off East Coast of Honshu Island, Japan · 6.0 m52 deaths
- 1966Central Peru, Peru · 3.0 m110 deaths
- 1964Prince William Sound, Ak, United States of America · 51.8 m139 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002