Region
Aysén
Chile · South America
Aysén is a region of Chile, in South America. It lies on the South American Plate. Records include 8 volcanoes, 2 major earthquakes since 1900 and 2 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodLow
- Extreme HeatLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (8)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20072007 Aisén Fjord Earthquake · M 6.210 deaths
- 19271927 Aysén Region Earthquake · M 7.1
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2007Southern Chile, Chile · 50.0 m10 deaths
- 1960Southern Chile, Chile · 25.0 m2,226 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002