Department
La Paz
Bolivia · South America
La Paz is a department of Bolivia, in South America. It spans the Altiplano and South American plates. Records include 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
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19941994 Bolivia Earthquake · M 8.25 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002