Departamento
Callao
Peru · South America
Callao is a departamento of Peru, in South America. It lies on the South American Plate. Records include 19 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.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Urban FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
- Extreme HeatLow
- River FloodVery Low
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
- 2014Northern Chile, Chile · 4.6 m7 deaths
- 2013Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands · 11.0 m10 deaths
- 2007South Peru, Peru · 10.1 m596 deaths
- 2006South Kuril Islands, Russia · 21.9 m
- 2001South Peru, Peru · 8.8 m103 deaths
- 1996North Peru, Peru · 5.0 m12 deaths
- 1996South Peru, Peru · 0.4 m14 deaths
- 1974Central Peru, Peru · 0.9 m78 deaths
- 1970North Peru, Peru · 0.5 m66,794 deaths
- 1966Central Peru, Peru · 3.0 m110 deaths
- 1965Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Ak, United States of America · 10.7 m
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002