Province

of Bougainville

Papua New Guinea · Oceania

of Bougainville is a province of Papua New Guinea, in Oceania. It spans the Pacific and North Bismarck plates. Records include 5 volcanoes, 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 3 tsunamis observed on its coasts.

Tectonic Plates

• Pacific Plate
• North Bismarck Plate

Volcanoes (5)

• Bagana 2026
• Billy Mitchell 1580
• Loloru 1,050 BCE
• Mount Balbi ?
• Takuan Group ?

Major Earthquakes Since 1900

• 20172017 Papua New Guinea Earthquake · M 7.93 deaths

Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts

• 2000Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea · 3.0 m2 deaths
• 1975Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea · 2.0 m
• 1952Kamchatka, Russia · 23.0 m10,000 deaths

• Country Profile · Papua New Guinea

Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002