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Province
Sandaun
Papua New Guinea · Oceania
Sandaun is a province of Papua New Guinea, in Oceania. It lies on the Woodlark Plate. Records include 4 major earthquakes since 1900 and 3 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
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- CycloneVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1935N-Central · M 7.8
- 1931Bismarck Sea · M 7.0
- 1918N Coast · M 7.5
- 1917Sandaun · 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
- 1957Andreanof Islands, Ak, United States of America · 32.0 m2 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002