Province
Manabí
Ecuador · South America
Manabí is a province of Ecuador, in South America. It lies on the North Andes Plate. Records include 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
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- CycloneVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19981998 Bahía de Caráquez Earthquake · M 7.23 deaths
- 1904Manabí · M 7.7
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2016Off Coast, Ecuador · 0.6 m663 deaths
- 1906Off Coast, Ecuador · 5.0 m1,000 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002