Captial District
Lima
Peru · South America
Lima is a captial district of Peru, in South America. It lies on the South American Plate. Records include 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2007South Peru, Peru · 10.1 m596 deaths
- 1966Central Peru, Peru · 3.0 m110 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002