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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 13.22 S°, 148.79 E°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 1.22 S°, 160.79 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
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
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
37
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Jul 25 2012 11:20 6.5 20     SOLOMON ISLANDS: GUADALCANAL 9.69° S / 159.73° E
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
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
Apr 21 1977 00:04 8.1 33 7 18 SOLOMON ISLANDS 9.97° S / 160.73° E
Sep 14 1906 00:16 8.1 33 0 PAPUA NEW GUINEA: NEW BRITAIN 7.0° S / 149.0° E
Apr 30 1939 00:02 8.1 50 0 PAPUA NEW GUINEA: SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.5° S / 158.5° E
Apr 01 2007 00:20 8.1 24 54 SOLOMON ISLANDS 8.47° S / 157.04° E

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

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
62
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
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
RABAUL Dec 14 1997 00:00 4.0 NEW BRITAIN-SW PAC 4.27° S / 152.2° E
RABAUL Dec 12 1997 00:00 3.0 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 13:37 SOLOMON ISLANDS HONIARA, GUADALCANAL 0.2   9.43° S / 159.96° E
Jan 03 2010 00:00 SOLOMON ISLANDS RENDOVA 3.0 0 8.53° S / 157.33° E
Apr 01 2007 21:25 SOLOMON ISLANDS HONIARA, GUADALCANAL 0.2 0 9.43° S / 159.96° E
Jan 20 2003 00:00 SOLOMON ISLANDS MAKIRA ISLAND (SAN CRISTOBAL) 2.0 0 9.4° S / 160.0° 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
Apr 01 2007 00:00 SOLOMON ISLANDS Tapurai, Simbo Island 12.1 7 8.25° S / 156.54° E
Apr 30 1939 00:00 SOLOMON ISLANDS BEAUFORT BAY, GUADALCANAL 10.5 0 9.8° S / 160.0° E
Mar 13 1888 00:00 PAPUA NEW GUINEA KELANOA, BISMARCK SEA 10.5 0 3.0° S / 151.5° 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

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)
210-249

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
1,287,408 12,754
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
1,312,847 37,145
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
1,330,365 33,987
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
1,366,421 16,120
Countries
Country
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
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 Kimbe Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 5.55° S / 150.14° E
Papua New Guinea Rabaul Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 4.21° S / 152.17° E
Solomon Is. Honiara Less than 50,000 National capital 9.43° S / 159.95° E

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
AUKI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00005 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AGGA 8.7° S / 160.68° E
BUKA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00011 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYBK 5.42° S / 154.67° E
GURNEY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00088 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYGN 10.31° S / 150.33° E
HOSKINS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00066 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYHK 5.46° S / 150.4° E
KAVIENG Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00007 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYKV 2.58° S / 150.81° E
MUNDA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00010 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AGGM 8.33° S / 157.26° E
TOKUA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00032 4.34° S / 152.38° E
HENDERSON Active civil airport 00028 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AGGH 9.43° S / 160.05° E
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 186 0.01
Rural 103,942 6
Not classified 1,662,878 94
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 93,971 92
Unclassified 4,083 4
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 1,177 1.2
Woody Savannas 676 0.7
Savannas 753 0.7
Grasslands 713 0.7
Croplands 434 0.4
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 180 0.2
Open Shrublands 59 0.06
Closed Shrublands 40 0.04
Mixed Forests 19 0.02
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 9 0.01
Permanent Wetlands 5 0.01
Urban and Built-Up 12 0.01
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 3 0
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 2 0
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
-5 3,492 376
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  May Jun Jul
low 22.5 21.4 20.9
high 29.2 29.5 29.2
Average Precipitation
  May Jun Jul
mm/day 8.0 8.6 10.2
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
HONIARA/HENDERSO Mon Mar 18 2013 18:00 86F 5.0 NNE   9.42° S / 160.05° E

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