Province
West Papua
Indonesia · Asia
West Papua is a province of Indonesia, in Asia. It lies on the Bird's Head Plate. Records include 2 major earthquakes since 1900 and 2 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
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- CycloneVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20092009 Papua Earthquake · M 7.3
- 2004February 2004 Nabire Earthquakes · M 7.3
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2009Near North Coast, Indonesia · 0.4 m5 deaths
- 1996Irian Jaya, Indonesia · 7.7 m164 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002