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Province
East Sepik
Papua New Guinea · Oceania
East Sepik is a province of Papua New Guinea, in Oceania. It spans the Woodlark, North Bismarck and South Bismarck plates. Records include 1 volcano, 4 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
- EarthquakeHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- LandslideMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- CycloneVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (1)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 2023East Sepik · M 7.08 deaths
- 1986East Sepik · M 7.1
- 1968N Coast, Wewak · M 7.5
- 1916N Coast · M 7.5
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2002Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea · 5.5 m4 deaths
- 1998Papua New Guinea · 15.0 m1,636 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002