Landslide Risk in Nairobi, Kenya
Risk Level: Low — Score 1/10
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Key Risk Factors
- 32 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
- Active in the last 12 months (7 events)
- Largest recent event exposed 196,000 people
Last significant event: Landslide - Eastern Rift Mountains, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (2024-05-07) — 8,190,000 people exposed
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How Nairobi Compares
Notable Landslide Events Near Nairobi
DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable landslide events near Nairobi, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Landslide - Eastern Rift Mountains, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (May 2024) — 8,190,000 people exposed; $16,150M capital exposed.
Landslide - Eastern Rift Mountains, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
May 6, 2024 — WARNING
8,190,000 people exposed; $16,150M capital exposed
Landslide - Eastern Rift Mountains, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
May 5, 2024 — WARNING
6,355,200 people exposed; $13,593M capital exposed
Landslide - Eastern Rift Mountains, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
May 4, 2024 — WARNING
3,040,000 people exposed; $7,576M capital exposed
Landslide - Eastern Rift Mountains, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
March 24, 2024 — WARNING
716,000 people exposed; $1,741M capital exposed
Landslide - Ngong Hills, N of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
November 3, 2023 — WARNING
196,000 people exposed; $268M capital exposed
Landslide Preparedness Tips
- 1.Learn the signs of an impending landslide — new cracks, tilting trees, unusual water flow
- 2.Avoid building near steep slopes, drainage channels, or past slide areas
- 3.Plant ground cover on slopes to stabilize soil and reduce erosion
- 4.Create proper drainage around your property to direct water away from slopes
- 5.Have an evacuation plan ready if you live in a landslide-prone area
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How this data is built
Nairobi, Kenya landslide risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live landslide monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.
The data behind this page
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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