Department
Cauca
Colombia · South America
Cauca is a department of Colombia, in South America. It lies on the North Andes Plate. Records include 3 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.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- CycloneVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (3)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19941994 Paez River Earthquake · M 6.8650 deaths
- 19831983 Popayán Earthquake · M 4.9350 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1979Colombia: Off Shore, Pacific Ocean, Colombia · 6.0 m600 deaths
- 1906Off Coast, Ecuador · 5.0 m1,000 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002