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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 26.1 S°, 113.5 E°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 14.1 S°, 125.5 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
STAN 30-Jan-2016 63.0 81.0 SSE 9.0 Tropical Storm mb 20.1 S / 119.5 E
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
None found for the area chosen.            
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
13-Mar-2013 17-Mar-2013 Medium fire/Low intensity 21.87 S 118.55 E

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
0
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.            
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.            

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

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
0
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.        

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
Dec 26 2004 00:00 AUSTRALIA DELAMBRE IS., DAMPIER ARCHIPELAGO 0.3 0 20.45° S / 117.08° E
Jun 02 1994 00:00 AUSTRALIA DAMPIER KING BAY 0.4 0 20.65° S / 116.8° E
Aug 19 1977 00:00 AUSTRALIA CAPE LEVEQUE 6.0 0 16.24° S / 122.56° E
Aug 27 1883 08:14 AUSTRALIA COSSACK 1.5 0 20.7° S / 117.2° E
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Aug 19 1977 00:00 AUSTRALIA CAPE LEVEQUE 6.0 0 16.24° S / 122.56° E
Aug 27 1883 08:14 AUSTRALIA COSSACK 1.5 0 20.7° S / 117.2° E
Jun 02 1994 00:00 AUSTRALIA DAMPIER KING BAY 0.4 0 20.65° S / 116.8° E
Dec 26 2004 00:00 AUSTRALIA DELAMBRE IS., DAMPIER ARCHIPELAGO 0.3 0 20.45° S / 117.08° E

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
Aug 01 2007 00:00 Nov 05 2007 00:00 3.5 74.6 16.21999931 S 125.16999817 E
Aug 08 2007 00:00 Oct 27 2007 00:00 2.6 228.4 15.43999958 S 125.37000275 E
Aug 22 2007 00:00 Oct 13 2007 00:00 4.8 45.1 15.76000023 S 124.56999969 E
Sep 16 2007 00:00 Oct 02 2007 00:00 4.4 44.4 16.23999977 S 124.79000092 E
Aug 21 2007 00:00 Sep 30 2007 00:00 4.3 58.3 15.77999973 S 124.81999969 E
Sep 02 2007 00:00 Sep 05 2007 00:00 5.3 42.4 18.34000015 S 122.16999817 E
Aug 08 2007 00:00 Aug 30 2007 00:00 2.6 176.8 15.47000027 S 125.34999847 E
Aug 16 2007 00:00 Aug 27 2007 00:00 2.0 48.9 16.36000061 S 124.13999939 E
Aug 16 2007 00:00 Aug 27 2007 00:00 2.0 48.9 16.36000061 S 124.13999939 E
Aug 19 2007 00:00 Aug 23 2007 00:00 7.4 52.2 15.53999996 S 124.76000214 E
Aug 19 2007 00:00 Aug 23 2007 00:00 7.4 52.2 15.53999996 S 124.76000214 E
Oct 23 2006 00:00 Oct 24 2006 00:00 4.3 58.7 20.10000038 S 120.44000244 E
Sep 18 2006 00:00 Sep 27 2006 00:00 3.7 48.4 19.51000023 S 124.30999756 E
May 23 2006 00:00 Sep 18 2006 00:00 3.7 40.9 17.54999924 S 124.13999939 E
Sep 09 2006 00:00 Sep 18 2006 00:00 5.0 50.8 19.28000069 S 123.26000214 E
Feb 10 2003 00:00 Oct 28 2003 00:00 2.3 49.2 16.45999908 S 124.19000244 E
Oct 09 2003 00:00 Oct 20 2003 00:00 3.2 68.6 16.54000092 S 124.66000366 E
May 31 2003 00:00 Oct 12 2003 00:00 3.0 77.6 15.27000046 S 125.36000061 E
Jul 08 2003 00:00 Oct 10 2003 00:00 2.5 79.1 15.52999973 S 125.27999878 E
Feb 10 2003 00:00 Feb 15 2003 00:00 4.9 46.7 22.54000092 S 114.58999634 E
Dec 06 2002 00:00 Dec 20 2002 00:00 2.9 61.3 22.25 S 116.80999756 E
Jan 10 2001 00:00 Dec 30 2001 00:00 2.0 44.1 22.38999939 S 116.55000305 E
Aug 17 2001 00:00 Aug 24 2001 00:00 1.8 40.8 18.79000092 S 125.26999664 E
Nov 27 2000 00:00 Dec 02 2000 00:00 4.3 69.1 22.63999939 S 117.83000183 E
Oct 15 2000 00:00 Dec 01 2000 00:00 3.9 115.5 22.79000092 S 117.52999878 E
Oct 05 2000 00:00 Nov 21 2000 00:00 2.5 56.2 19.09000015 S 125.34999847 E
Oct 09 2000 00:00 Oct 21 2000 00:00 2.9 45.7 22.85000038 S 118.43000031 E
Jul 20 2000 00:00 Oct 19 2000 00:00 4.0 52.7 22.65999985 S 118.65000153 E

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone
Magnitude VII

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr)
250+

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
68,591 373
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
76,276 8,897
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
91,834 5,118
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
93,028 5,024
Countries
Country
Australia
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.        

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
BARROW ISLAND Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00026 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=YBWX 20.86° S / 115.41° E
BROOME INTL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00057 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=YBRM 17.94° S / 122.23° E
CARNARVON Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00013 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=YCAR 24.88° S / 113.67° E
CURTIN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00300 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=YCIN 17.58° S / 123.83° E
DERBY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00024 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=YDBY 17.37° S / 123.66° E
KARRATHA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00029 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=YPKA 20.71° S / 116.77° E
NEWMAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01724 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=YNWN 23.42° S / 119.8° E
PARABURDOO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01406 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=YPBO 23.17° S / 117.75° E
SHARK BAY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00111 25.89° S / 113.58° E
TELFER Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00970 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=YTEF 21.71° S / 122.23° E
PORT HEDLAND INTL Active civil airport 00033 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=YPPD 20.38° S / 118.63° E
LEARMONTH Active joint (civil and military) airport 00019 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=YPLM 22.24° S / 114.09° 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 139 0.01
Rural 916,790 55
Not classified 755,707 45
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Open Shrublands 875,217 95
Savannas 23,471 3
Grasslands 11,380 1.2
Woody Savannas 6,531 0.7
Unclassified 2,485 0.3
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 1,224 0.1
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 317 0.03
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 207 0.02
Permanent Wetlands 221 0.02
Closed Shrublands 95 0.01
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 20 0
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 2 0
Mixed Forests 30 0
Croplands 4 0
Urban and Built-Up 15 0
Snow and Ice 17 0
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
-4 1,160 314
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  Jan Feb Mar
low 24.7 24.5 23.0
high 37.7 36.9 35.6
Average Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar
mm/day 2.8 3.0 1.7
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
PORT HEDLAND ARR Mon Mar 18 2013 23:30 82.4F 6.0 WSW Clear sky. 20.37° S / 118.62° E

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