World Map › South America › Argentina
Country
Map of Argentina
South America · Buenos Aires
Argentina lies on the South American Plate. It has 28 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years, 3 of which have erupted since 1900. Since 1900, 25 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 10,546 deaths. Its exposure to natural hazards is 4.4 out of 10 (INFORM index), a medium level. Its overall risk index, which accounts for its ability to cope, is 3.9 out of 10.
- Capital
- Buenos Aires
- Population
- 47,327,407
- Area
- 2,780,400 km²
- Continent
- South America
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
Exposure to natural hazards according to the European Commission's INFORM index, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), overall and for each type of hazard.
Overall Risk Index
This overall score combines hazard exposure with the vulnerability of the population (2.7 out of 10) and the lack of coping capacity (3.8 out of 10). A highly exposed but well-prepared country therefore gets a low overall score.
People Exposed Each Year
- 25,013to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 7,353to destructive shaking (intensity VIII and above)
- 426,105to river floods
- 3,424to coastal floods
Overall 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.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
Volcanoes (28)
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years; year of the last known eruption.
- Tupungatito 1987
- San José 1960
- Volcán Maipo 1912
- Llullaillaco 1877
- Tromen Volcanic Plateau 1822
- Huanquihue Group 1750
- Nevados Ojos del Salado 750
- Lanín 560
- Cerro Blanco 2,300 BCE
- Payun Matru 5,050 BCE
- Socompa 5,250 BCE
- Infiernillo 6,890 BCE
- Corrida de Cori Volcanic Field ?
- Cordón del Azufre ?
- Cerro Bayo Gorbea ?
- Sierra Nevada ?
- Falso Azufre ?
- Nevado de Incahuasi ?
- Aracar ?
- Central Andean Arc at 25.1°S ?
- El Condor ?
- Peinado ?
- Tipas ?
- Caldera del Atuel ?
- Risco Plateado ?
- Volcan Resago ?
- Laguna Blanca ?
- Crater Basalt Volcanic Field ?
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 1944San Juan Province · M 6.910,000 deaths
- 1920Mendoza · M 6.7400 deaths
- 1977San Juan Province: Mendoza · M 7.565 deaths
- 1930La Poma · M 6.131 deaths
- 1929Mendoza · M 6.731 deaths
- 1985West Central, Mendoza, La Ligua · M 6.06 deaths
Regions
Regions with volcanoes, major earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones or famous faults.
Tsunamis
4 major tsunamis have reached Argentina since 1900, killing 3 people in the country. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 1960Tsunami (Chile) · 5.0 m3 deaths
- 2004Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.3 m
- 1964Tsunami (United States of America) · 0.1 m
- 2022Tsunami (Tonga) · 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