Department
Meta
Colombia · South America
Meta is a department of Colombia, in South America. It spans the South American and North Andes 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
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
- CycloneVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1917Bogota, Ubaque · M 7.33 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002