Department
Tumbes
Peru · South America
Tumbes is a department of Peru, in South America. It lies on the South American Plate. Records include 1 major earthquake 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
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- LandslideMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19701970 Peru-Ecuador Earthquake · M 7.682 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002