Department
Piura
Peru · South America
Piura is a department of Peru, in South America. It lies on the South American Plate. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 10 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
- River FloodMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1912Huancabamba, Cajamarca · M 7.0
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2017South Mexico, Mexico · 2.7 m98 deaths
- 1975Hawaii, United States of America · 14.3 m2 deaths
- 1966Central Peru, Peru · 3.0 m110 deaths
- 1965Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Ak, United States of America · 10.7 m
- 1964Prince William Sound, Ak, United States of America · 51.8 m139 deaths
- 1960North Peru, Peru · 9.0 m66 deaths
- 1958South Kuril Islands, Russia · 5.0 m
- 1957Andreanof Islands, Ak, United States of America · 32.0 m2 deaths
- 1953North Peru, Peru · 1.0 m6 deaths
- 1946Honshu: S Coast, Japan · 6.6 m1,362 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002