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Province
New Ireland
Papua New Guinea · Oceania
New Ireland is a province of Papua New Guinea, in Oceania. It lies on the North Bismarck 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.
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- Urban FloodLow
- CycloneLow
- River FloodVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1985New Britain, Rabaul · M 7.2
- 1953Solomon Islands · M 7.4
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2000Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea · 3.0 m2 deaths
- 1971Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea · 10.0 m
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002