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Province
Morobe
Papua New Guinea · Oceania
Morobe is a province of Papua New Guinea, in Oceania. It spans the South Bismarck and Woodlark plates. Records include 2 volcanoes, 6 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
- VolcanoHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- CycloneLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (2)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20222022 Papua New Guinea Earthquake · M 7.621 deaths
- 2019Morobe, Wampar · M 7.2
- 2002Morobe · M 5.336 deaths
- 1988Kaiapit (Landslide Generated) · M 4.374 deaths
- 1971Bismarck Sea · M 7.0
- 1951Morobe · M 7.2
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1987Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea · 1.5 m3 deaths
- 1952Kamchatka, Russia · 23.0 m10,000 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002