Department
Cochabamba
Bolivia · South America
Cochabamba is a department of Bolivia, in South America. It spans the Altiplano and South American plates. Records include 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
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19981998 Aiquile Earthquake · M 6.6105 deaths
- 1909Cochabamba15 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002