Department
Cusco Departament
Peru · South America
Cusco Departament is a department of Peru, in South America. It spans the Altiplano and South American plates. Records include 1 volcano and 4 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
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (1)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1986Cuzco · M 4.616 deaths
- 1950Cusco · M 6.0129 deaths
- 1943Yanacoa, Pampamarca · M 5.075 deaths
- 1939Pomacanchi37 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002