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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Bullseye1.png/75px-Bullseye1.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Bullseye1.png/100px-Bullseye1.png 2x" data-file-width="1610" data-file-height="1610" /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a> time</th><td class="infobox-data">2018-02-25 17:44:44</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/International_Seismological_Centre" title="International Seismological Centre">ISC</a> event</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.isc.ac.uk/cgi-bin/FormatBibprint.pl?evid=615000068">615000068</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">USGS-<a href="/wiki/Advanced_National_Seismic_System" title="Advanced National Seismic System">ANSS</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000d7q6">ComCat</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Local date</th><td class="infobox-data">26 February 2018</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Local time</th><td class="infobox-data">03:44:44</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Magnitude</th><td class="infobox-data">7.5 <a href="/wiki/Seismic_magnitude_scales#Mw" title="Seismic magnitude scales"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000004-QINU`"'</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="Moment mag. scale">M<sub>w</sub></span></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Depth</th><td class="infobox-data">25.2 km (15.7 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Epicenter</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake&params=6.070_S_142.754_E_type:event"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">6°04′12″S</span> <span class="longitude">142°45′14″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">6.070°S 142.754°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-6.070; 142.754</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thrust_fault" title="Thrust fault">Thrust fault</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Areas affected</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total damage</th><td class="infobox-data">Building and infrastructure damage, sinkholes, landslides</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Maximum">Max.</abbr> intensity</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 0, 0); padding:4px; color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Modified_Mercalli_intensity_scale#mmi-9" title="Modified Mercalli intensity scale"><span style="color:white;">MMI IX (<i>Violent</i>)</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Landslides</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Aftershocks</th><td class="infobox-data">239 (As of October 1, 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Strongest is 6.7 <a href="/wiki/Seismic_magnitude_scales#Mw" title="Seismic magnitude scales"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="Moment mag. scale">M<sub>w</sub></span></a> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Casualties</th><td class="infobox-data">160 dead, ≥500 injured</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Papua New Guinea earthquake</b> was a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred in the <a href="/wiki/Hela_Province" title="Hela Province">Hela Province</a> of Papua New Guinea on 26 February 2018 (25 February <a href="/wiki/UTC" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a>), at 3:44 a.m. <a href="/wiki/UTC%2B10:00" title="UTC+10:00">local time</a> (25 February, 17:44 UTC). The earthquake's epicenter was 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the town of <a href="/wiki/Komo,_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Komo, Papua New Guinea">Komo</a>. The maximum felt intensity was IX (<i>Violent</i>) on the <a href="/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercalli intensity scale">Mercalli intensity scale</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-USGS1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A total of 160 people were killed and many others were injured.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Reuters5_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters5-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An aftershock of M6.0 killed 11 people on 4 March,<sup id="cite_ref-ABC1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while another aftershock of M6.7 occurred at 00:13 local time on 7 March,<sup id="cite_ref-USGS2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> killing at least 25 more.<sup id="cite_ref-CourierMail1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CourierMail1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 6.3 aftershock killed another 4 people on 7 April, more than a month after the first tremors hit the area. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tectonic_setting">Tectonic setting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Tectonic setting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Papua New Guinea lies within the complex zone of collision between the <a href="/wiki/Australian_plate" title="Australian plate">Australian plate</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_plate" title="Pacific plate">Pacific plate</a>, which converge at a rate of 107 mm per year at the earthquake's location.<sup id="cite_ref-USGS1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Papuan <a href="/wiki/Fold_and_thrust_belt" title="Fold and thrust belt">fold and thrust belt</a>, which is responsible for the mountainous <a href="/wiki/New_Guinea_Highlands" title="New Guinea Highlands">New Guinea Highlands</a>, forms the boundary between the Stable Platform area to the south and the Mobile Belt to the north. The Stable Platform consists of little deformed <a href="/wiki/Continental_crust" title="Continental crust">continental crust</a> of the Australian plate. The Mobile Belt consists of a series of <a href="/wiki/Island_arc" title="Island arc">arc</a> <a href="/wiki/Terrane" title="Terrane">terranes</a> and continental fragments previously <a href="/wiki/Accretion_(geology)" title="Accretion (geology)">accreted</a> to the Australian plate. Current convergence across the fold and thrust belt are estimated at up to 15 mm per year. The <a href="/wiki/Thrust_fault" title="Thrust fault">thrusting</a> is <a href="/wiki/Thick-skinned_deformation" title="Thick-skinned deformation">thick-skinned</a> in type, involving reverse reactivation of much older <a href="/wiki/Extensional_fault" title="Extensional fault">extensional faults</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mahoneyetal_2017_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mahoneyetal_2017-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Earthquake">Earthquake</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Earthquake"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main shock struck at a depth of 25.2 km below the northern slopes of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Sisa" title="Mount Sisa">Mt. Sisa</a>, and was followed by a 5.5 <a href="/wiki/Seismic_magnitude_scales#mb_scale" title="Seismic magnitude scales">M<sub>b</sub></a> aftershock less than 30 minutes later.<sup id="cite_ref-USGS1_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Geohazards Management Division in <a href="/wiki/Port_Moresby" title="Port Moresby">Port Moresby</a> characterized it as "typical for the Papuan fold and thrust belt".<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aftershocks">Aftershocks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aftershocks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There have been more than 270 aftershocks reported by <a href="/wiki/United_States_Geological_Survey" title="United States Geological Survey">USGS</a> in total, 68 of which were above magnitude 5, and 6 of which were above magnitude 6. </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg/280px-2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg.png" decoding="async" width="280" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg/420px-2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg/560px-2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="659" data-file-height="385" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Map_of_2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg/220px-Map_of_2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Map_of_2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg/330px-Map_of_2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Map_of_2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg/440px-Map_of_2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="697" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>List of major earthquakes (M≥5.0)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Earthquakes above magnitude 6 are in bold. </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Date (UTC)</th> <th>Magnitude</th> <th>Depth (km)</th> <th>Remarks </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1</b></td> <td><b>2018-02-25 17:44</b></td> <td><b>7.5</b></td> <td><b>25.2</b></td> <td><b>Main shock</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>2018-02-25 18:11</td> <td>5.7</td> <td>10.0</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>2018-02-25 18:15 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>2018-02-25 18:26</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>35.0</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>2018-02-25 18:47</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>35.0</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>2018-02-25 19:40</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>35.0</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>2018-02-25 20:17</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>35.0</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>2018-02-25 21:11</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>35.0</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>2018-02-25 21:47</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>16.6</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>2018-02-25 22:19 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>35.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>2018-02-25 22:28 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>35.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td>2018-02-25 22:57 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>35.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td>2018-02-26 02:25 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>35.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td>2018-02-26 03:10 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>35.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td>2018-02-26 03:12 </td> <td>5.2 </td> <td>35.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td>2018-02-26 05:28 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>10.8 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td>2018-02-26 07:01 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td>35.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>17</b> </td> <td><b>2018-02-26 08:26</b> </td> <td><b>6.0</b> </td> <td><b>23.6</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td>2018-02-26 09:19 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>60.3 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td>2018-02-26 11:56 </td> <td>5.7 </td> <td>13.3 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td>2018-02-26 12:29 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>40.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td>2018-02-26 12:34 </td> <td>5.2 </td> <td>26.7 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>22</b> </td> <td><b>2018-02-26 15:17</b> </td> <td><b>6.2</b> </td> <td><b>13.8</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td>2018-02-26 17:41 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td>2018-02-26 18:28 </td> <td>5.5 </td> <td>31.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td>2018-02-26 19:21 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td>21.2 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td>2018-02-26 21:52 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td>2018-02-27 00:08 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td>2018-02-27 00:55 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td>2018-02-27 02:15 </td> <td>5.2 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td>2018-02-27 06:19 </td> <td>5.6 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td>2018-02-27 07:19 </td> <td>5.2 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td>2018-02-27 13:58 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>14.7 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td>2018-02-27 14:11 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>14.4 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td>2018-02-27 16:19 </td> <td>5.2 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td>2018-02-27 20:11 </td> <td>5.2 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>36</b> </td> <td><b>2018-02-28 02:45</b> </td> <td><b>6.1</b> </td> <td><b>16.0</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>37 </td> <td>2018-02-28 05:22 </td> <td>5.2 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>38 </td> <td>2018-02-28 14:00 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>39 </td> <td>2018-03-02 00:57 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>40 </td> <td>2018-03-02 03:01 </td> <td>5.6 </td> <td>28.7 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>41 </td> <td>2018-03-02 07:59 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>42 </td> <td>2018-03-02 21:30 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td>41.9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>43 </td> <td>2018-03-04 11:44 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>44 </td> <td>2018-03-04 12:40 </td> <td>5.4 </td> <td>22.6 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>45 </td> <td>2018-03-04 14:33 </td> <td>5.8 </td> <td>6.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>46</b> </td> <td><b>2018-03-04 19:56</b> </td> <td><b>6.0</b> </td> <td><b>10.0</b> </td> <td>11 killed </td></tr> <tr> <td>47 </td> <td>2018-03-06 02:52 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>48 </td> <td>2013-03-06 03:26 </td> <td>5.3 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>49</b> </td> <td><b>2018-03-06 14:13</b> </td> <td><b>6.7</b> </td> <td><b>22.9</b> </td> <td>25 killed </td></tr> <tr> <td>50 </td> <td>2018-03-06 14:40 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>51 </td> <td>2018-03-06 14:50 </td> <td>5.2 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>52 </td> <td>2018-03-06 15:35 </td> <td>5.2 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>53 </td> <td>2018-03-06 17:32 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>16.6 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>54 </td> <td>2018-03-06 19:18 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td>35.9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>55 </td> <td>2018-03-07 18:11 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>56 </td> <td>2018-03-08 03:33 </td> <td>5.3 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>57 </td> <td>2018-03-08 04:59 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>50.4 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>58 </td> <td>2018-03-15 18:58 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>59 </td> <td>2018-03-23 11:52 </td> <td>5.3 </td> <td>59.5 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>60 </td> <td>2018-03-28 18:50 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>61 </td> <td>2018-03-29 16:06 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>62 </td> <td>2018-04-07 02:56 </td> <td>5.3 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>63</b> </td> <td><b>2018-04-07 05:48</b> </td> <td><b>6.3</b> </td> <td><b>10.0</b> </td> <td>4 killed </td></tr> <tr> <td>64 </td> <td>2018-04-09 02:18 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>65 </td> <td>2018-04-13 03:57 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>12.9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>66 </td> <td>2018-04-16 06:09 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>67 </td> <td>2018-05-05 20:24 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>69 </td> <td>2018-06-29 01:55 </td> <td>5.3 </td> <td>52.5 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Impact">Impact</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Impact"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Papua_New_Guinea">Papua New Guinea</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Papua New Guinea"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A total of 160 people were reported to have been killed, while over 500 others were injured.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hela Province had at least 80 confirmed deaths, while 45 casualties were reported from the Southern Highlands Province.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian145_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian145-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thousands of houses were destroyed.<sup id="cite_ref-PC_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Komo,_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Komo, Papua New Guinea">Komo</a>'s airport runway was severely affected.<sup id="cite_ref-PC_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Homes and properties were buried as the ground opened up and sank.<sup id="cite_ref-PC_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were 14 deaths in <a href="/wiki/Mendi" title="Mendi">Mendi</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while 18 people were killed in the <a href="/wiki/Mount_Bosavi_Rural_LLG" title="Mount Bosavi Rural LLG">Bosavi</a>-<a href="/wiki/Lake_Kutubu_Rural_LLG" title="Lake Kutubu Rural LLG">Kutubu</a> area.<sup id="cite_ref-PC1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indonesia">Indonesia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Indonesia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The quake and its aftershocks caused panic in <a href="/wiki/Jayapura" title="Jayapura">Jayapura</a>, the capital of <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Papua_(province)" title="Papua (province)">Papua</a> province.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters2_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The country's <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_National_Board_for_Disaster_Management" class="mw-redirect" title="Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management">National Board for Disaster Management</a> later confirmed that 12 buildings were damaged in the <a href="/wiki/Boven_Digoel_Regency" title="Boven Digoel Regency">Boven Digoel Regency</a>, including a mosque, a military post, and a district office. Landslides also blocked and damaged roads.<sup id="cite_ref-TH1_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TH1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kompas_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kompas-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aftershocks_2">Aftershocks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Aftershocks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 4 March, a M6.0 aftershock killed 11 people after a landslide buried the small village of Huya.<sup id="cite_ref-ABC1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A further 25 people were reported killed by a M6.7 aftershock on 7 March.<sup id="cite_ref-CourierMail1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CourierMail1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Reuters5_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters5-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A M6.3 aftershock on 7 April caused more damage, and four people were killed when houses collapsed in <a href="/wiki/Tari,_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Tari, Papua New Guinea">Tari</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On the morning of 26 February, <a href="/wiki/ExxonMobil" title="ExxonMobil">ExxonMobil</a> announced that they would temporarily shut down the <a href="/wiki/Hides_gas_field" title="Hides gas field">Hides gas field</a> conditioning plant, situated about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the epicenter, in order to assess damage.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Officials later confirmed that all of the staff were "safe and accounted for",<sup id="cite_ref-CNA1_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNA1-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the administration buildings, living quarters, and mess hall had all sustained damage. The company was planning on evacuating all non-essential personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-PostCourier1_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PostCourier1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Flights into the Komo airfield were temporarily suspended until the runway could be surveyed.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters2_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sinkholes and landslides were reported across the affected areas, with electricity supplies also being disrupted.<sup id="cite_ref-PostCourier1_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PostCourier1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 10 March, ExxonMobil officials announced that the Hides facility will not be operational for at least 8 weeks, a significant economic loss for the country.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC1_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Papua New Guinea's largest oil and gas exploration and development company <a href="/wiki/Oil_Search" title="Oil Search">Oil Search</a> also announced it would shut down production in the Southern Highlands until it could ensure the safety of its employees.<sup id="cite_ref-PostCourier1_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PostCourier1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Porgera_Gold_Mine" title="Porgera Gold Mine">Porgera Gold Mine</a> suffered damage to its gas and electricity infrastructure,<sup id="cite_ref-PostCourier1_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PostCourier1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while landslips blocked the access road to the <a href="/wiki/Ok_Tedi_Mine" title="Ok Tedi Mine">Ok Tedi Mine</a> and damaged parts of the <a href="/wiki/Kiunga-Tabubil_Highway" title="Kiunga-Tabubil Highway">highway</a> between <a href="/wiki/Tabubil" title="Tabubil">Tabubil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kiunga,_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Kiunga, Papua New Guinea">Kiunga</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Province_(Papua_New_Guinea)" title="Western Province (Papua New Guinea)">Western Province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PostCourier2_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PostCourier2-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A week after the quake, <a href="/wiki/International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement" title="International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement">International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement</a> officials estimated that 150,000 people were in urgent need of emergency supplies, with food and clean water among the biggest concerns. Lack of road access and landslides were hampering deliveries in the area.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters4_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters4-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 7 March the number of displaced people had risen to 17,000, with continuing problems due to damaged roads and communication difficulties.<sup id="cite_ref-CourierMail1_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CourierMail1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Disaster_Assessment_and_Coordination" title="United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination">UNDAC</a> situational overview was released on 10 March, prepared in collaboration with local and international agencies. Over 544,000 people were reported to be affected by the quake, with half of them being targeted for assistance, and more than 26,000 displaced across the western parts of the country.<sup id="cite_ref-ReliefWeb1_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReliefWeb1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 15 March, nearly three weeks after the earthquake, <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a> estimated that 275,000 people were in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, including 125,000 children.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian145_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian145-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Response">Response</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The government of Papua New Guinea dispatched disaster assessment teams to parts of the Southern Highlands and Hela provinces following the earthquake. Members of the <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force" title="Papua New Guinea Defence Force">Papua New Guinea Defence Force</a> were also mobilised to assist with the delivery of supplies to affected people, as well as the restoration of services and infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-PostCourier1_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PostCourier1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A state of emergency was declared on 1 March for the provinces of Hela, Southern Highlands, <a href="/wiki/Enga_Province" title="Enga Province">Enga</a> and Western, together with a promise of 450 million <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinean_kina" title="Papua New Guinean kina">kina</a> (about 138 million <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>) to help deal with the aftermath of the quake.<sup id="cite_ref-PostCourier3_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PostCourier3-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 8 March, the country's Commerce and Industry Minister Wera Mori estimated that reconstruction will cost at least 600 million kina (about 185 million US$).<sup id="cite_ref-PostCourier6_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PostCourier6-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the four provinces under a state of emergency, <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Province" title="Gulf Province">Gulf Province</a> was also discovered to be seriously affected in the quake's aftermath.<sup id="cite_ref-ReliefWeb1_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReliefWeb1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Australian government promised $AU 200,000 in aid and sent a <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">C-130 Hercules</a> aircraft for aerial surveys.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters3_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters3-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first shipment of supplies arrived at <a href="/wiki/Moro_Airport" title="Moro Airport">Moro Airport</a> on 3 March.<sup id="cite_ref-PostCourier4_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PostCourier4-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four days later the country pledged a further 1,000,000 US$ in support of vulnerable women and children in the earthquake-affected areas, as well as three <a href="/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook" title="Boeing CH-47 Chinook">CH-47 Chinook</a> helicopters and additional <a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force" title="Australian Defence Force">Australian Defence Force</a> personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-PostCourier5_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PostCourier5-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The New Zealand government sent two Lockheed C-130 Hercules planes carrying hygiene kits, shelter supplies, water containers and tarpaulins.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters5_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters5-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RadioNZ2_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RadioNZ2-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The government of China donated over 2.8 million kina (about 880,000 US$) in the weeks after the disaster.<sup id="cite_ref-PostCourier7_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PostCourier7-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 8 March 40 electricity generators were delivered from <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Red Cross released $221,000 in funds and announced it would send first aid, water, mosquito nets and shelters to the stricken areas.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters3_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters3-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ExxonMobil donated $1,000,000 to relief efforts, and allowed the government to use its experts, resources and helicopters in the recovery process,<sup id="cite_ref-RadioNZ1_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RadioNZ1-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <a href="/wiki/Santos_Limited" title="Santos Limited">Santos Limited</a> released a total of $1,200,000 to the Hela Provincial Hospital and aid agencies working in Papua New Guinea.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters4_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters4-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bank_South_Pacific" title="Bank South Pacific">Bank South Pacific</a> donated 1 million kina (about 310,000 US$) to the emergency relief and reconstruction fund.<sup id="cite_ref-PostCourier8_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PostCourier8-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 16 March, the total amount of cash donations had reached 150 million kina (about 46 million US$), with the government announcing it had already committed about one third of them to humanitarian aid and road reconstruction.<sup id="cite_ref-PostCourier9_38-0" class="reference"><a 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