Department
Quindío
Colombia · South America
Quindío 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
- VolcanoHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- WildfireMedium
- Water ScarcityVery Low
- Extreme HeatVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19991999 Armenia, Colombia Earthquake · M 6.21,185 deaths
- 1938Eje Cafetero · M 7.06 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002