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Country
Map of Uruguay
South America · Montevideo
Uruguay lies on the South American Plate. Its exposure to natural hazards is 2.8 out of 10 (INFORM index), a low level. Its overall risk index, which accounts for its ability to cope, is 2.5 out of 10.
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Population
- 3,444,263
- Area
- 176,215 km²
- Continent
- South America
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
Exposure to natural hazards according to the European Commission's INFORM index, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), overall and for each type of hazard.
Overall Risk Index
This overall score combines hazard exposure with the vulnerability of the population (2.9 out of 10) and the lack of coping capacity (3.2 out of 10). A highly exposed but well-prepared country therefore gets a low overall score.
People Exposed Each Year
- 29to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 4,863to river floods
- 956to coastal floods
Overall Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- LandslideVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes
No volcano active over the last 10,000 years is recorded in this country.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
No major earthquake has been recorded in this country since 1900.
Tsunamis
1 major tsunami has reached Uruguay since 1900. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 2004Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.8 m
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution