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Hazards
Current Hazards
Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Region |
Lat/Long |
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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. |
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Active Volcanoes
Name |
Region |
Activity |
Primary Observatory |
More Information |
Last Updated |
Lat/Long |
Langila |
Papua New Guinea |
Unknown |
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GVP Site Link |
Wed Dec 12 07:25:31 HST 2012 |
5.52° S / 148.42° E |
Ulawun |
Papua New Guinea |
Unknown |
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GVP Site Link |
Wed Jan 08 08:21:49 HST 2014 |
5.05° S / 151.33° E |
Rabaul |
Papua New Guinea |
Unknown |
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GVP Site Link |
Tue Sep 23 15:10:33 HST 2014 |
4.27° S / 152.2° E |
Bagana |
Papua New Guinea |
Unknown |
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GVP Site Link |
Wed Nov 04 06:04:25 HST 2015 |
6.14° S / 155.2° E |
Sakar |
Papua New Guinea |
Unknown |
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GVP Site Link |
Wed Sep 23 07:26:51 HST 2009 |
5.41° S / 148.09° E |
Pago |
Papua New Guinea |
Unknown |
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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. |
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Historical Hazards
Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)
Last 50 Years
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
Jan 05 2010 00:12 |
6.8 |
15 |
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0 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
9.02° S / 157.55° E |
Jan 03 2010 00:22 |
7.1 |
25 |
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0 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
8.8° S / 157.35° E |
Jan 03 2010 00:21 |
6.6 |
26 |
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0 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
8.74° S / 157.48° E |
Apr 01 2007 00:20 |
8.1 |
24 |
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54 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
8.47° S / 157.04° E |
Sep 09 2005 00:07 |
7.7 |
90 |
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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 |
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0 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: SOLOMON ISLANDS |
5.0° S / 154.0° E |
Sep 14 1906 00:16 |
8.1 |
33 |
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0 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: NEW BRITAIN |
7.0° S / 149.0° E |
Apr 30 1939 00:02 |
8.1 |
50 |
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0 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: SOLOMON ISLANDS |
10.5° S / 158.5° E |
Apr 01 2007 00:20 |
8.1 |
24 |
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54 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
8.47° S / 157.04° E |
Nov 16 2000 00:04 |
8.0 |
33 |
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2 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: NEW IRELAND, DUKE OF YORK |
3.98° S / 152.17° E |
Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.
Last 100 Years Eruptions
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 |
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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. |
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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) |
1,540,891 |
12,751 |
Population 2002
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
1,574,054 |
11,130 |
Population 2006
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
1,614,475 |
17,461 |
Population 2007
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
1,660,057 |
17,026 |
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 |
Lorengau |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
2.03° S / 147.28° 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
Nuclear Power Plants
Name |
Country |
Number of Reactors |
Lat / Long |
None found for the area chosen. |
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Environment
Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
Urban |
447 |
0.03 |
Rural |
136,517 |
8 |
Not classified |
1,636,609 |
92 |
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest |
122,670 |
91 |
Unclassified |
3,845 |
3 |
Grasslands |
2,847 |
2 |
Savannas |
2,007 |
1.5 |
Woody Savannas |
1,414 |
1 |
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
1,257 |
0.9 |
Croplands |
655 |
0.5 |
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic |
305 |
0.2 |
Closed Shrublands |
66 |
0.05 |
Open Shrublands |
71 |
0.05 |
Mixed Forests |
31 |
0.02 |
Urban and Built-Up |
26 |
0.02 |
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest |
10 |
0.01 |
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest |
7 |
0.01 |
Permanent Wetlands |
4 |
0 |
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated |
1 |
0 |
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum |
Maximum |
Average |
0 |
3,865 |
510 |
Average Temperature (degrees C)
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
low |
21.5 |
21.4 |
21.5 |
high |
30.6 |
30.2 |
30.1 |
Average Precipitation
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
mm/day |
10.5 |
10.8 |
10.3 |
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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