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Regional Council
Hawke's Bay
New Zealand · Oceania
Hawke's Bay is a regional council of New Zealand, in Oceania. It lies on the Kermadec Plate. Records include 5 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.
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Urban FloodMedium
- Coastal FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- River FloodLow
- Extreme HeatLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2017South Mexico, Mexico · 2.7 m98 deaths
- 2014Northern Chile, Chile · 4.6 m7 deaths
- 1960Southern Chile, Chile · 25.0 m2,226 deaths
- 1947Off Coast of North Island, New Zealand · 10.0 m
- 1931North New Zealand, New Zealand · 15.0 m261 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002