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earthquake Earthquake Risk in Chennai, India

Risk Level: Low — Score 0/10

Risk: 0Historical: 8

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Key Risk Factors

  • 2 events on record in proximity
  • Largest recent event exposed 3,060,000 people

Last significant event: Earthquake - 5.0 - 55 km ENE of Mulugu, India (2024-12-04) — 3,060,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Earthquakes

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
3
San Francisco, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Seattle, WA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Oakland, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 10
10
Quito, Ecuador
Risk: 9Historical: 10
Chennai is not in the top 10 for earthquake risk among tracked cities.

How Chennai Compares

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Notable Earthquake Events Near Chennai

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 2 notable earthquake events near Chennai, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Earthquake - 5.0 - 55 km ENE of Mulugu, India (December 2024) — 3,060,000 people exposed; $13,459M capital exposed.

Earthquake - 5.0 - 55 km ENE of Mulugu, India

December 3, 2024 — ADVISORY

3,060,000 people exposed; $13,459M capital exposed

Earthquake - 5.1 - 257 km SSE of Rāzole, India

August 23, 2021 — ADVISORY

Impact data not available

Earthquake Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
  • 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
  • 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
  • 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
  • 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly

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How this data is built

Chennai, India earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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