Region
Maule
Chile · South America
Maule 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 4 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.
- EarthquakeHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- Urban FloodMedium
- Coastal FloodMedium
- LandslideMedium
- Extreme HeatLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (8)
- Planchón-Peteroa 2025
- Cerro Azul 1967
- Descabezado Grande 1933
- Laguna del Maule 50 BCE
- Nevado de Longaví 4,890 BCE
- Calabozos ?
- San Pedro-Pellado ?
- Lomas Blancas ?
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20122012 Constitución Earthquake · M 7.21 deaths
- 1928Talca, Chillan · M 7.6279 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
- 2014Northern Chile, Chile · 4.6 m7 deaths
- 2010Central Chile, Chile · 29.0 m558 deaths
- 1928Central Chile, Chile · 1.5 m279 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002