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Region
Saint Croix
United States Virgin Islands · North America
Saint Croix is a region of the United States Virgin Islands, in North America. It lies on the Caribbean Plate. Records include 2 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 1 cyclone 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.
- EarthquakeMedium
- LandslideMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- TsunamiLow
- Urban FloodVery Low
- Coastal FloodVery Low
- WildfireVery Low
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2020Puerto Rico, United States of America · 0.1 m4 deaths
- 2010Haiti & Dominican Republic, Haiti · 3.2 m316,000 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 1989Hurricane HugoCat. 5
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002