Seismicity of the Earth 1900-2010 New Guinea and vicinity

Harley M. Benz; Matthew Herman; Arthur C. Tarr; Gavin P. Hayes; Kevin P. Furlong; Antonio H. Villasenor; Richard L. Dart; Susan Rhea

doi:10.3133/ofr20101083H

Seismicity of the Earth 1900-2010 New Guinea and vicinity

Open-File Report 2010-1083-H

Pennsylvania State University, CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas)

By: Harley M. Benz, Matthew Herman, Arthur C. Tarr, Gavin P. Hayes, Kevin P. Furlong, Antonio H. Villasenor, Richard L. Dart, and Susan Rhea

https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20101083H

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Abstract

There have been 22 M7.5+ earthquakes recorded in the New Guinea region since 1900. The dominant earthquake mechanisms are thrust and strike slip, associated with the arc-continent collision and the relative motions between numerous local microplates. The largest earthquake in the region was a M8.2 shallow thrust fault event in the northern Papua province of Indonesia that killed 166 people in 1996. The Australia-Pacific plate boundary is over 4,000 km long on the northern margin, from the Sunda (Java) trench in the west to the Solomon Islands in the east. The eastern section is over 2,300 km long, extending west from northeast of the Australian continent and the Coral Sea until it intersects the east coast of Papua New Guinea. The boundary is dominated by the general northward subduction of the Australia plate.

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Benz, H.M., Herman, M., Tarr, A.C., Hayes, G., Furlong, K.P., Villasenor, A.H., Dart, R.L., Rhea, S., 2011, Seismicity of the Earth 1900-2010 New Guinea and vicinity: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1083, 1 Map Sheet: 35.01 inches x 23.01 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20101083H.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Seismicity of the Earth 1900-2010 New Guinea and vicinity
Series title	Open-File Report
Series number	2010-1083
Chapter	H
DOI	10.3133/ofr20101083H
Year Published	2011
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)	Geologic Hazards Science Center
Description	1 Map Sheet: 35.01 inches x 23.01 inches
Country	Indonesia;Papua New Guinea;Solomon Islands
Other Geospatial	Sunda (java) Trench;Timor Trough;Seram Trench;New Guinia Trench;Manus Trough;New Britain Trench;South Solomon Trench;North New Herbrides Trench
Projection	Albers Equal Area Conic Projection
Scale	8000000