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Country
Map of Niue
Oceania · Alofi
Niue lies on the Pacific Plate.
- Capital
- Alofi
- Population
- 1,821
- Area
- 260 km²
- Continent
- Oceania
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- TsunamiHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- EarthquakeVery Low
- WildfireVery Low
Volcanoes
No volcano active over the last 10,000 years is recorded in this country.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
No major earthquake has been recorded in this country since 1900.
Tsunamis
3 major tsunamis have reached Niue since 1900. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 1999Tsunami (Vanuatu) · 0.1 m
- 2025Tsunami (Russia) · 0.1 m
- 2006Tsunami (Russia) · 0.1 m
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution