Province
Mendoza
Argentina · South America
Mendoza is a province of Argentina, in South America. It lies on the South American Plate. Records include 7 volcanoes and 2 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
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
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
Volcanoes (7)
- Tupungatito 1987
- San José 1960
- Volcán Maipo 1912
- Payun Matru 5050 BCE
- Infiernillo 6890 BCE
- Caldera del Atuel ?
- Risco Plateado ?
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1929Mendoza · M 6.731 deaths
- 19271927 Mendoza Earthquake · M 7.4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002