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Region Selected: Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 11.51 S°, 141.17 E° Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 0.49 N°, 153.17 E°

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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
Manam	Papua New Guinea	Unknown		GVP Site Link	Wed Mar 09 07:41:31 HST 2016	4.08° S / 145.04° 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
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
26

5 Most Recent Earthquakes

Date(UTC)	Magnitude	Depth(Km)	Intensity	Deaths	Location	Lat / Long
Sep 08 2002 00:18	7.6	13		4	PAPUA NEW GUINEA: KAIRIRU IS, MUSCHU IS, WEWAK	3.3° S / 142.95° E
Jan 10 2002 00:11	6.7	11		1	PAPUA NEW GUINEA: AITAPE	3.21° S / 142.43° E
Nov 17 2000 00:21	7.8	33		0	PAPUA NEW GUINEA: NEW BRITAIN	5.5° S / 151.78° E
Nov 16 2000 00:07	7.8	30		0	PAPUA NEW GUINEA: NEW IRELAND, NEW BRITAIN	5.23° S / 153.1° E
Nov 16 2000 00:04	8.0	33		2	PAPUA NEW GUINEA: NEW IRELAND, DUKE OF YORK	3.98° S / 152.17° E

5 Largest Earthquakes

Date(UTC)	Magnitude	Depth(Km)	Intensity	Deaths	Location	Lat / Long
Sep 14 1906 00:16	8.1	33		0	PAPUA NEW GUINEA: NEW BRITAIN	7.0° S / 149.0° 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
Jan 01 1873 00:00	8.0	0		0	MACLAY COAST	5.5° S / 146.0° E
Sep 20 1935 00:01	7.9	60		0	PAPUA NEW GUINEA: N-CENTRAL	3.5° S / 141.8° E

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

Last 100 Years Eruptions

Count
101

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
MANAM	Dec 23 1998 00:00	1.0	NEW GUINEA-NE OF	4.1° S / 145.06° 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

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
Apr 01 2007 00:00	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	UNUMATANA, WOODLARK (MUYUA) ISLAND	3.5	0	9.25° S / 152.87° E
Sep 08 2002 18:59	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	KAIRIRU ISLAND, VICTORIA BAY	5.5	0	3.33° S / 143.52° E
Nov 16 2000 00:00	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	NEW IRELAND	3.0	0	3.33° S / 152.0° E

5 Largest Tsunami Runups

Date(UTC)	Country	Location	Runup(meters)	Deaths	Lat / Long
Jul 17 1998 00:00	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	AROP	15.0	862	3.03° S / 142.1° E
Mar 13 1888 00:00	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	UMBOI ISLAND, BISMARCK SEA	15.0	0	5.6° S / 148.0° E
Dec 23 1930 00:00	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	MAL ISLAND, BISMARCK SEA	10.5	0	1.38° S / 144.25° 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)
154-177

Demography

Population 2001

Total Population	Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
4,780,991	19,670

Population 2002

Total Population	Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
4,894,374	20,252

Population 2006

Total Population	Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
5,473,282	19,502

Population 2007

Total Population	Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
5,594,650	21,296

Countries

Country
Australia
Papua New Guinea

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	Daru	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	9.11° S / 143.23° E
Papua New Guinea	Goroka	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	6.09° S / 145.39° 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	Kundiawa	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	6.02° S / 144.96° 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	Mendi	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	6.14° S / 143.65° E
Papua New Guinea	Mount Hagen	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	5.86° S / 144.22° 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
Papua New Guinea	Vanimo	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	2.69° S / 141.3° E
Papua New Guinea	Wabag	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	5.49° S / 143.72° E
Papua New Guinea	Wewak	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	3.57° S / 143.62° E

Infrastructure

Airports

Name	Type	Elevation (Ft.)	Link	Lat / Long
BAMAGA INJINOO	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00034	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=YBAM	1218419.8° S / 839410.83° W
CHIMBU	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	04974	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYCH	667378.9° S / 559878.29° W
DARU	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00020	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYDU	1009056.6° S / 756088.81° W
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
GOROKA	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	05282	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYGA	673761.64° S / 512973.52° 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
HORN ISLAND	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00043	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=YHID	1177389.62° S / 858273.28° W
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
MENDI	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	05680	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYMN	681107.38° S / 706081.31° 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
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]
VANIMO	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00010	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYVN	[geometry]
WAPENAMANDA	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	05889	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYWD	[geometry]
MADANG	Active civil airport	00020	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYMD	[geometry]
MOUNT HAGEN	Active civil airport	05388	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYMH	[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]
WEWAK INTL	Active civil airport	00019	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=AYWK	[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	1,192	0.07
Rural	454,294	26
Not classified	1,317,380	74

MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)

Land Cover	Area (km2)	%
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest	392,986	88
Grasslands	16,767	4
Woody Savannas	14,787	3
Savannas	12,799	3
Unclassified	5,121	1.1
Croplands	1,869	0.4
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest	1,531	0.3
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic	977	0.2
Open Shrublands	537	0.1
Closed Shrublands	171	0.04
Mixed Forests	114	0.03
Urban and Built-Up	56	0.01
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest	16	0
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest	14	0
Permanent Wetlands	5	0
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated	21	0

Elevation (meters)
(land only)

Minimum	Maximum	Average
-4	4,333	618

Average Temperature (degrees C)

	Mar	Apr	May
low	21.0	20.7	21.0
high	30.9	31.0	30.3

Average Precipitation

	Mar	Apr	May
mm/day	10.4	9.4	7.9

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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