State
Queensland
Australia · Oceania
Queensland is a state of Australia, in Oceania. It lies on the Australian Plate. Records include 1 volcano, 4 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 13 cyclones 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.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityLow
- EarthquakeVery Low
Volcanoes (1)
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2013Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands · 11.0 m10 deaths
- 2010Solomon Islands · 7.5 m
- 2007Solomon Islands · 12.1 m52 deaths
- 1995South Mexico, Mexico · 11.0 m50 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2019Cyclone TrevorCat. 3
- 2018Cyclone NoraCat. 3
- 2017Cyclone DebbieCat. 4
- 2015Cyclone MarciaCat. 4
- 2015Cyclone NathanCat. 3
- 2014Cyclone ItaCat. 5
- 2011Cyclone YasiCat. 4
- 2010Cyclone UluiCat. 5
- 2006Cyclone MonicaCat. 5
- 2006Cyclone LarryCat. 4
- 2005Cyclone IngridCat. 4
- 1996Cyclone BarryCat. 3
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002