State
New South Wales
Australia · Oceania
New South Wales is a state of Australia, in Oceania. It lies on the Australian Plate. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 9 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
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- EarthquakeLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19891989 Newcastle Earthquake · M 5.412 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
- 2018Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia · 4.0 m
- 2014Northern Chile, Chile · 4.6 m7 deaths
- 2013Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands · 11.0 m10 deaths
- 2007Solomon Islands · 12.1 m52 deaths
- 2003South Island, New Zealand · 4.0 m
- 1960Southern Chile, Chile · 25.0 m2,226 deaths
- 1931North New Zealand, New Zealand · 15.0 m261 deaths
- 1922Northern Chile, Chile · 5.5 m700 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002