Asia-Pacific: Natural Hazard Risk

Natural Hazard Risk

This map shows area of risk from
MONGOLIA earthquake activity, volcanic eruptions and
tropical storms according to established risk
scales.

International Date Line

DPR KOREA Earthquake intensity risk is shown using the
JAMMU & KASHMIR
JAPAN
1956 version of the Modified Mercalli Scale
AKSAI CHIN
RO KOREA (MM), describing the effects of an
C H I N A earthquake on the surface of the earth. The
zones indicate where there is a probability
of 20% that degrees of intensity shown on
BHUTAN ARUNASHAL PRADESH
the map will be exceeded in 50 years.
NEPAL
Pacific islands and countries too small to be
easily visible are represented by boxes
INDIA giving an approximate level of equivalent
VIET NAM
risk based on data from Munich Reinsur-
MYANMAR ance Company's NATHAN system.
LAO
PDR Tropical storm risk is taken from the Munich
BANGLADESH
Reinsurance Company's World Map of
THAILAND PHILIPPINES NORTHERN MARIANA
Natural Hazards and shows tropical storm
ISLANDS
intensity based on the five wind speeds of
CAMBODIA GUAM the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. The
zones indicate where there is a 10%
PALAU MARSHALL probability of a storm of this intensity
F E D E R AT E D ISLANDS striking in the next 10 years.
SRI LANKA
BRUNEI S TAT E S O F
DARUSSALAM MICRONESIA Volcanic risk is indicated by the locations of
MALDIVES M A L AY S I A
Holocene volcanoes, defined as having
PA C I F I C shown activity within the past 11,500 years
SINGAPORE approximately, up to 2002.
OCEAN
INDIAN Earthquake Intensity
(Modified Mercalli Scale)
OCEAN I N D O N E S I A
Degree I-V
PA P U A N E W Degree VI
GUINEA
TIMOR-LESTE TUVALU Degree VII
SOLOMON TOKELAU Degree VIII
CHRISTMAS ISLAND ISLANDS Degree IX-XII
SAMOA
COCOS ISLANDS Insufficient data
FRENCH Holocene Volcano
VA N U AT U FIJI P O LY N E S I A Tropical Storm Intensity
NIUE (Saffir-Simpson Scale)
One: 118-153 kmh
AUSTRALIA NEW TONGA COOK
CALEDONIA Two: 154-177 kmh
ISLANDS
Three: 178-209 kmh
Four: 210-249 kmh
NORFOLK Five: 250+ kmh
ISLAND

NEW
ZEALAND

0 1,000 2,000

Kilometers

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Feedback: ocharoap@un.org
Creation date: Dec 2014 Map Doc Name: OCHA_ROAP_NaturalHazards_v1_2014
Sources: UN Cartographic Section, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), Natural Hazard Assessment Network (NATHAN) by the Munich Reinsurance Company (Munich Re.), UNISYS, Smithsonian Institute, UNEP/GRID