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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 11.54 S°, 145.72 E°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 0.46 N°, 157.72 E° 		Overview Map
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Hazards

Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
None found for the area chosen.        
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
Name Advisory Date(UTC) Wind Speed Wind Gusts Heading Track Speed Status Pressure Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.                
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
Karkar Papua New Guinea Unknown   GVP Site Link Wed Apr 02 07:50:14 HST 2014 4.65° S / 145.96° E
Langila Papua New Guinea Unknown   GVP Site Link Wed Dec 12 07:25:31 HST 2012 5.52° S / 148.42° E
Ulawun Papua New Guinea Unknown   GVP Site Link Wed Jan 08 08:21:49 HST 2014 5.05° S / 151.33° E
Rabaul Papua New Guinea Unknown   GVP Site Link Tue Sep 23 15:10:33 HST 2014 4.27° S / 152.2° E
Bagana Papua New Guinea Unknown   GVP Site Link Wed Apr 08 06:49:43 HST 2015 6.14° S / 155.2° E
Sakar Papua New Guinea Unknown   GVP Site Link Wed Sep 23 07:26:51 HST 2009 5.41° S / 148.09° E
Pago Papua New Guinea Unknown   GVP Site Link Wed Jul 11 08:16:09 HST 2012 5.58° S / 150.52° E
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.        

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
35
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Jan 05 2010 00:12 6.8 15 0 SOLOMON ISLANDS 9.02° S / 157.55° E
Jan 03 2010 00:22 7.1 25 0 SOLOMON ISLANDS 8.8° S / 157.35° E
Jan 03 2010 00:21 6.6 26 0 SOLOMON ISLANDS 8.74° S / 157.48° E
Apr 01 2007 00:20 8.1 24 54 SOLOMON ISLANDS 8.47° S / 157.04° E
Sep 09 2005 00:07 7.7 90 0 PAPUA NEW GUINEA: NEW IRELAND 4.54° S / 153.47° E
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
May 06 1919 00:19 8.1 25 0 PAPUA NEW GUINEA: SOLOMON ISLANDS 5.0° S / 154.0° E
Sep 14 1906 00:16 8.1 33 0 PAPUA NEW GUINEA: NEW BRITAIN 7.0° S / 149.0° E
Apr 01 2007 00:20 8.1 24 54 SOLOMON ISLANDS 8.47° S / 157.04° E
Nov 16 2000 00:04 8.0 33 2 PAPUA NEW GUINEA: NEW IRELAND, DUKE OF YORK 3.98° S / 152.17° E
Apr 17 1857 00:00 8.0 0 0 BISMARCK SEA 5.5° S / 147.0° E

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
79
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
ULAWUN Oct 19 1999 00:00 1.0 NEW BRITAIN-SW PAC 5.05° S / 151.33° E
LANGILA Dec 25 1998 00:00 1.0 NEW BRITAIN-SW PAC 5.52° S / 148.42° E
LANGILA Dec 21 1998 00:00 2.0 NEW BRITAIN-SW PAC 5.52° S / 148.42° E
RABAUL Dec 03 1998 00:00 1.0 NEW BRITAIN-SW PAC 4.27° S / 152.2° E
RABAUL Dec 28 1997 00:00 2.0 NEW BRITAIN-SW PAC 4.27° S / 152.2° E

Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.

5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Mar 11 2011 11:42 PAPUA NEW GUINEA LOMBRUM, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS 1.1   2.04° S / 147.4° E
Feb 27 2010 00:00 PAPUA NEW GUINEA MANUS ISLAND, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS 0.4 0 2.02° S / 147.27° E
Jan 03 2010 00:00 SOLOMON ISLANDS RENDOVA 3.0 0 8.53° S / 157.33° E
Apr 01 2007 00:00 SOLOMON ISLANDS Tapurai, Simbo Island 12.1 7 8.25° S / 156.54° E
Nov 16 2000 00:00 PAPUA NEW GUINEA BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND 3.0 0 6.0° S / 155.0° E
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Mar 13 1888 00:00 PAPUA NEW GUINEA UMBOI ISLAND, BISMARCK SEA 15.0 0 5.6° S / 148.0° E
Apr 01 2007 00:00 SOLOMON ISLANDS Tapurai, Simbo Island 12.1 7 8.25° S / 156.54° E
Jul 26 1971 00:00 PAPUA NEW GUINEA WIDE BAY (SE SHORE, NEW BRITAIN) 8.0 0 5.08° S / 152.08° E
Jul 14 1971 00:00 PAPUA NEW GUINEA LAMBON ISLAND, NEW IRELAND 6.0 0 4.8° S / 152.83° E
Dec 23 1930 00:00 PAPUA NEW GUINEA LOU ISLAND, BISMARCK SEA 6.0 0 2.42° S / 147.33° E

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.          

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone
Magnitude IX and above

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr)
178-209

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
2,411,394 19,670
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
2,469,332 20,252
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
2,659,930 19,502
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
2,719,724 21,296
Countries
Country
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 100,000 to 250,000 National capital and provincial capital enclave 9.5° S / 147.15° E
Papua New Guinea Lae 50,000 to 100,000 Provincial capital 6.72° S / 146.99° E
Papua New Guinea Alotau Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 10.31° S / 150.45° E
Papua New Guinea Arawa Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 6.23° S / 155.57° E
Papua New Guinea Kavieng Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 2.57° S / 150.81° E
Papua New Guinea Kerema Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 7.93° S / 145.84° E
Papua New Guinea Kimbe Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 5.55° S / 150.14° E
Papua New Guinea Lorengau Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 2.03° S / 147.28° E
Papua New Guinea Madang Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 5.23° S / 145.78° E
Papua New Guinea Popondetta Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 8.77° S / 148.24° E
Papua New Guinea Rabaul Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 4.21° S / 152.17° E

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
BUKA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00011 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYBK 600477.72° S / 520158.85° E
GIRUA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00311 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYGR 977461.89° S / 188236.02° W
GURNEY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00088 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYGN 1146477.99° S / 37153.48° E
HOSKINS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00066 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYHK 604904.6° S / 45078.24° E
KAVIENG Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00007 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYKV 285312.67° S / 89943.66° E
KEREMA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00010 883457.59° S / 470726.86° W
MOMOTE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00012 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYMO 228041.74° S / 286742.33° W
MUNDA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00010 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AGGM 924162.38° S / 808523.67° E
SOUTH POLE STATION Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 09300 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZSP [geometry]
TOKUA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00032 [geometry]
MADANG Active civil airport 00020 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYMD [geometry]
NADZAB Active civil airport 00239 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYNZ [geometry]
PORT MORESBY JACKSONS INTL Active civil airport 00146 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYPY [geometry]
Nuclear Power Plants
Name Country Number of Reactors Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.      

Environment

Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Urban 929 0.05
Rural 189,058 11
Not classified 1,582,804 89
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 168,554 90
Grasslands 5,833 3
Savannas 4,400 2
Unclassified 3,788 2
Woody Savannas 2,631 1.4
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 1,348 0.7
Croplands 744 0.4
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 372 0.2
Open Shrublands 92 0.05
Closed Shrublands 81 0.04
Urban and Built-Up 50 0.03
Mixed Forests 43 0.02
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 9 0
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 8 0
Permanent Wetlands 4 0
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 1 0
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
0 3,981 681
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  May Jun Jul
low 21.4 20.1 19.7
high 29.5 29.7 29.3
Average Precipitation
  May Jun Jul
mm/day 7.7 7.9 8.3
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
PORT MORESBY INT Mon Mar 18 2013 23:00 84.2F 3.0 N Scattered clouds 1900 ft. Scattered clouds 30000 ft. 9.42° S / 147.22° E

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