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Hazards
Current Hazards
Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Region |
Lat/Long |
19-Jan-2014 15:58:02 |
5.1 |
54.59 |
79km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia |
144.8° N / 339.88° E |
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 |
Manam |
Papua New Guinea |
Unknown |
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GVP Site Link |
Tue Dec 24 17:23:33 HST 2013 |
4.08° S / 145.04° 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 |
Jun 16 2010 00:03 |
7.0 |
18 |
6 |
17 |
INDONESIA: NEW GUINEA: IRIAN JAYA: JAPEN |
2.17° S / 136.54° E |
Jan 07 2008 00:03 |
5.9 |
12 |
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0 |
INDONESIA: NEW GUINEA: MANOKWARI, |
0.79° S / 134.01° E |
Nov 26 2004 00:02 |
7.1 |
10 |
8 |
32 |
INDONESIA: NABIRE |
3.61° S / 135.4° E |
Feb 07 2004 00:02 |
7.3 |
10 |
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0 |
INDONESIA: NABIRE |
4.0° S / 135.02° E |
Feb 05 2004 00:21 |
7.0 |
17 |
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37 |
INDONESIA: NABIRE |
3.61° S / 135.54° E |
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
Feb 17 1996 00:05 |
8.2 |
33 |
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54 |
INDONESIA: NEW GUINEA: IRIAN JAYA: BIAK, SUPIORI |
0.89° S / 136.95° E |
Jan 10 1971 00:07 |
8.1 |
34 |
9 |
0 |
INDONESIA: NEW GUINEA: IRIAN JAYA:DJAJAPURA,SENTANI |
3.1° S / 139.7° E |
Jan 13 1916 00:06 |
8.1 |
30 |
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0 |
INDONESIA: NEW GUINEA: IRIAN JAYA |
3.0° S / 136.0° E |
Jan 13 1916 00:08 |
8.1 |
16 |
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0 |
INDONESIA: NEW GUINEA: IRIAN JAYA |
3.0° S / 135.5° E |
Oct 26 1926 00:03 |
7.9 |
25 |
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0 |
INDONESIA: NEW GUINEA: IRIAN JAYA |
3.2° S / 138.5° 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 |
MANAM |
Dec 23 1998 00:00 |
1.0 |
NEW GUINEA-NE OF |
4.1° S / 145.06° E |
MANAM |
Dec 28 1997 00:00 |
2.0 |
NEW GUINEA-NE OF |
4.1° S / 145.06° E |
MANAM |
Oct 26 1997 00:00 |
1.0 |
NEW GUINEA-NE OF |
4.1° S / 145.06° E |
MANAM |
Dec 03 1996 00:00 |
3.0 |
NEW GUINEA-NE OF |
4.1° S / 145.06° E |
MANAM |
Dec 04 1994 00:00 |
2.0 |
NEW GUINEA-NE OF |
4.1° S / 145.06° 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 00:00 |
INDONESIA |
Holtekamp II (jembatan muara) |
2.8 |
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2.63° S / 140.78° E |
Jan 03 2009 20:00 |
INDONESIA |
MANOKWARI |
0.4 |
0 |
0.87° S / 134.08° E |
Oct 10 2002 00:00 |
INDONESIA |
RANSIKI |
5.0 |
0 |
1.5° S / 134.17° E |
Sep 08 2002 18:59 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
KAIRIRU ISLAND, VICTORIA BAY |
5.5 |
0 |
3.33° S / 143.52° E |
Jul 17 1998 00:00 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
AROP |
15.0 |
862 |
3.03° S / 142.1° 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 |
Dec 23 1930 00:00 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
MAL ISLAND, BISMARCK SEA |
10.5 |
0 |
1.38° S / 144.25° E |
Feb 17 1996 00:00 |
INDONESIA |
FARUSI, WARDO, BIAK ISLAND |
7.7 |
0 |
0.97° S / 135.79° E |
Feb 22 1951 00:00 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
AITAPE |
6.0 |
0 |
3.13° S / 142.35° E |
Sep 08 2002 18:59 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
KAIRIRU ISLAND, VICTORIA BAY |
5.5 |
0 |
3.33° S / 143.52° 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) |
None found for the area chosen. |
Demography
Population 2001
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
4,487,446 |
85,425 |
Population 2002
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
4,631,264 |
72,599 |
Population 2006
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
5,343,986 |
50,023 |
Population 2007
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
5,439,640 |
50,646 |
Countries
Country |
Indonesia |
Papua New Guinea |
Major Cities
Country |
Name |
Population |
Status |
Lat / Long |
Indonesia |
Jayapura |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
2.54° S / 140.72° E |
Papua New Guinea |
Goroka |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
6.09° S / 145.39° E |
Papua New Guinea |
Kerema |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
7.93° S / 145.84° E |
Papua New Guinea |
Kundiawa |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
6.02° S / 144.96° 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 |
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
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 |
628 |
0.04 |
Rural |
623,406 |
35 |
Not classified |
1,155,432 |
65 |
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest |
541,834 |
89 |
Grasslands |
33,753 |
6 |
Savannas |
15,094 |
2 |
Unclassified |
6,465 |
1.1 |
Woody Savannas |
5,971 |
1 |
Croplands |
2,897 |
0.5 |
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
1,355 |
0.2 |
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic |
1,470 |
0.2 |
Open Shrublands |
603 |
0.1 |
Mixed Forests |
185 |
0.03 |
Closed Shrublands |
169 |
0.03 |
Permanent Wetlands |
34 |
0.01 |
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated |
48 |
0.01 |
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest |
20 |
0 |
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest |
10 |
0 |
Urban and Built-Up |
10 |
0 |
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum |
Maximum |
Average |
-4 |
4,650 |
551 |
Average Temperature (degrees C)
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
low |
20.8 |
20.8 |
20.8 |
high |
31.0 |
30.9 |
31.1 |
Average Precipitation
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
mm/day |
9.9 |
10.4 |
10.7 |
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name |
Observation Time (UTC) |
Temp (F) |
Wind Speed (MPH) |
Wind Direction |
Sky Condition |
Lat / Long |
None found for the area chosen. |
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