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Unitary Authority
Marlborough
New Zealand · Oceania
Marlborough is an unitary authority of New Zealand, in Oceania. It lies on the Australian Plate. Records include 1 tsunami 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- River FloodLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
- Extreme HeatVery Low
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2016Off East Coast of South Island, New Zealand · 6.5 m2 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002