Province
Chimborazo
Ecuador · South America
Chimborazo is a province of Ecuador, in South America. It spans the South American and North Andes plates. Records include 3 volcanoes and 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- River FloodMedium
- WildfireMedium
- CycloneVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (3)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1924Chimborazo · M 6.940 deaths
- 1906Chimborazo · M 7.9
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002