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Province
West New Britain
Papua New Guinea · Oceania
West New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea, in Oceania. It lies on the South Bismarck Plate. Records include 11 volcanoes, 4 major earthquakes since 1900 and 1 tsunami 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- River FloodMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- CycloneLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (11)
- Langila 2026
- Ulawun 2025
- Witori 2012
- Krummel-Garbuna-Welcker 2008
- Lolobau 1912
- Dakataua 1895
- Bamus 1886
- Hargy 950
- Bola ?
- Lolo ?
- Sulu Range ?
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20102010 New Britain Earthquakes · M 7.3
- 1985New Britain, Bialla · M 7.11 deaths
- 1964New Britain · M 7.6
- 1945New Britain · M 7.8
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1939Solomon Islands · 10.5 m12 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002