List of Natural Disasters in Shmakalaka

Shmakalaka sits on the boundary of the Cocos Plate and Pacific Plate. The Islands were created by Volcanic activity which still occurs to this day. Shmakalaka regaurly gets hit by Tropical Cyclones which form to the South East of the Archipelago towards the Galapagos Islands. Wildfires are a constant risk to the Islands particulary at the Northern end of the chain.
Year	Disaster 	Death toll	Name 	Location 	Notes
 	 	 	 	 	
1972	Volcanic Eruption 	1 	 	Ilha Grande 	
1985	Earthquake (8.6) 	14 	 	Travira, Costa Dourado, Soresta, Ilha Grande 	
1996	Earthquake/Tsunami (7.8)	33 	 	Travira, Costa Dourado, Ilha Grande, Porto Azul	
1997	Hurricane 	 	Hurricane Linda 	Hamilton 	
2002	Hurricane 	 	Hurricane Hernan	Hamilton 	
2004	 	 	Hurricane Howard	Hamilton 	
2014	Hurricane 	 	Hurricane Marie 	Hamilton, Soresta, Porto Azul