Department
Amazonas
Peru · South America
Amazonas is a department of Peru, in South America. It lies on the South American Plate. 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
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1983Chimbote · M 6.510 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002