Department
Norte de Santander
Colombia · South America
Norte de Santander is a department of Colombia, in South America. It lies on the North Andes Plate. Records include 2 major earthquakes 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
- CycloneLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1981Norte de Santander · M 5.415 deaths
- 1950Anboledas · M 6.1300 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002