Province
Sanma
Vanuatu · Oceania
Sanma is a province of Vanuatu, in Oceania. It lies on the New Hebrides Plate. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900, 1 tsunami observed on its coasts and 1 cyclone 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
- WildfireVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1971Espiritu Santo, Port Vila · M 7.11 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1965Vanuatu Islands, Vanuatu · 2.0 m
Tropical Cyclones
- 1999Cyclone DaniCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002