Natural Hazard Risks in Istanbul, Turkey
Population: 15.5M
Istanbul faces varying levels of natural hazard risk. The highest risk is from earthquakes (score: 9/10). Below is a consolidated view of all major hazard types with both forward-looking risk scores and historical impact data for Istanbul, Turkey.
Hazard Risk Overview
Earthquake Risk
ExtremeRisk: 9Historical: 10
- •High risk rating for Istanbul based on ThinkHazard (Earthquake)
- •38 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
- •Active in the last 12 months (10 events)
Wildfire Risk
ExtremeRisk: 9Historical: 0
- •High risk rating for Istanbul based on ThinkHazard (Wildfire)
- •Wildland-urban interface or high fire weather risk
No significant events in the DisasterAWARE historical database for this hazard type near Istanbul. Risk rating is based on forward-looking hazard assessment models.
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Flood Risk
ExtremeRisk: 9Historical: 3
- •High risk rating for Istanbul based on ThinkHazard (River flood)
- •4 events on record in proximity
- •Significant river or coastal flood exposure
Landslide Risk
ExtremeRisk: 9Historical: 10
- •High risk rating for Istanbul based on ThinkHazard (Landslide)
- •19 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
- •Active in the last 12 months (6 events)
Drought Risk
ExtremeRisk: 9Historical: 10
- •High risk rating for Istanbul based on ThinkHazard (Water scarcity)
- •1 events on record in proximity
- •Largest recent event exposed 140,566,300 people
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