Department
Pasco
Peru · South America
Pasco is a department of Peru, in South America. It lies on the South American Plate. Records include 2 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
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1970Panao, Chaclla · M 5.412 deaths
- 1937Huancabamba, Oxapampa · M 6.515 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002