State
Western Australia
Australia · Oceania
Western Australia is a state of Australia, in Oceania. It lies on the Australian Plate. Records include 5 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 36 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
- TsunamiHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- LandslideLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2007Sumatra, Indonesia · 5.0 m25 deaths
- 2006South of Java, Indonesia · 20.9 m802 deaths
- 2005Indonesia · 4.2 m1,319 deaths
- 1994South of Java, Indonesia · 13.9 m238 deaths
- 1977Sunda Islands, Indonesia · 15.0 m189 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2023Cyclone IlsaCat. 5
- 2021Cyclone SerojaCat. 1
- 2020Cyclone DamienCat. 2
- 2018Cyclone KelvinCat. 1
- 2013Cyclone RustyCat. 3
- 2013Cyclone ChristineCat. 3
- 2012Cyclone LuaCat. 2
- 2010Cyclone MagdaCat. 1
- 2009Cyclone LaurenceCat. 4
- 2007Cyclone GeorgeCat. 3
- 2006Cyclone ClareCat. 1
- 2005Cyclone IngridCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002