Province
Papua
Indonesia · Asia
Papua is a province of Indonesia, in Asia. It spans the Australian and Bird's Head plates. Records include 13 major earthquakes since 1900 and 3 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- CycloneLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 2015Papua · M 7.01 deaths
- 2004Nabire · M 7.037 deaths
- 20042004 Nabire Earthquake · M 7.132 deaths
- 19891989 West Papua Earthquake · M 5.8120 deaths
- 1985New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 6.310 deaths
- 19811981 Irian Jaya Earthquake · M 6.7305 deaths
- 19791979 Yapen Earthquake · M 7.9115 deaths
- 19761976 Papua Earthquake · M 7.16,000 deaths
- 1976New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.1133 deaths
- 1971New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
- 1968New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.7
- 1926New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.9
- 1916New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2009Near North Coast, Indonesia · 0.4 m5 deaths
- 1996Irian Jaya, Indonesia · 7.7 m164 deaths
- 1979Irian Jaya, Indonesia · 2.0 m115 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002