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Map of the Seychelles
Oceans · Victoria
The Seychelles lies on the Somali Plate. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 1.5 out of 10, a very low level.
- Capital
- Victoria
- Population
- 119,773
- Area
- 459 km²
- Continent
- Oceans
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.
People Exposed Each Year
- 8to tsunamis
Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- LandslideMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodVery Low
- Urban FloodVery Low
- 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
7 major tsunamis have reached the Seychelles since 1900, killing 2 people in the country. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 2004Tsunami (Indonesia) · 4.4 m2 deaths
- 2005Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.3 m
- 1945Tsunami (Pakistan) · 0.3 m
- 2007Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.2 m
- 2010Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.1 m
- 2012Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.1 m
- 1907Tsunami (Indonesia)
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