Province
Salta
Argentina · South America
Salta is a province of Argentina, in South America. It lies on the South American Plate. Records include 5 volcanoes and 1 major earthquake 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
- LandslideHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (5)
- Llullaillaco 1877
- Socompa 5,250 BCE
- Corrida de Cori Volcanic Field ?
- Aracar ?
- Central Andean Arc at 25.1°S ?
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1930La Poma · M 6.131 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002