Heavy rainfalls since February 12, 2016, triggered series of floods and landslides in Papua New Guinea. At least 3 people have been reported dead so far, and 200 homes have been damaged. The rescue attempts for survivors is ongoing in Sigiwagi, Chimbu Province, and…
M 7.1 earthquake struck Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea, on October 16, 2013 at 10:31 UTC. USGS measured depth at 58.3 km (36.2 miles), EMSC at 40 km.
After preliminary analysis both USGS and EMSC changed the magnitude to 6.8.
Epicenter was located 65 km
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea, on September 2, 2013 at 04:30 UTC. USGS measured depth at 49 km.
Epicenter was located 54 km (34mi) WSW of Panguna and 65 km (40mi) SW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea.
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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured smoke plume extending from Rabaul (Tavurvur) volcano on Papua New Guinea on July 30, 2012 at 00:10 UTC. Rabaul volcano is one of the most active
A very strong, but luckily deep, M 7.2 earthquake struck New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea on July 7, 2013 at 18:35 UTC. USGS measured depth at 378 km, EMSC at 383 km.
Epicenter was located at sea, 110km (68mi) ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck border region of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, on July 4, 2013 at 17:16 UTC. USGS measured depth at 72 km, EMSC at 60 km. This depth should have a weakening effect on the shaking.
Epicenter was located 81km (50mi)
A very strong earthquake magnitude 6.6 hit Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 01:32 UTC. Epicenter of the earthquake was located 105 km (65 miles) W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea and 113 km (70 miles) WSW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Strong earthquake M 6.5 struck New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 22:51:51 UTC. Epicenter of the earthquake was located 44 km (27 miles) ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea and 138 km (85 miles) E of Lae, Papua New Guinea, at
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Taron, New Britain region, Papua New Guienea on December 15, 2012 at 19:30 UTC. Epicenter was located 29 km (18 miles) SSW of Taron, PNG and 87 km (54 miles) ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea at coordinates 4.724°S, 152.964°E.
Ulawun volcano is situated on the island of New Britain, the largest in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the most active volcano of the archipelago, and also the highest (summit elevation of 2,334 meters). Ulawun
