Secretary’s Message
The Geohazards Management Division is responsible for monitoring and assessment of geological hazards, including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, landslides and mass erosion events in PNG (and its neighboring countries).
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Earthquake
The primary effects of earthquakes are ground shaking, ground rupture, landslides, tsunamis, and liquefaction.
Tsunami
A tsunami or tidal wave is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water…
Landslide
Landslides are a type of “mass wasting,” which denotes any down-slope movement of soil and rock under the direct…
Volcano
Beneath a volcano, liquid magma containing dissolved gases rises through cracks in the Earth’s crust.
Our Branches
Our Division
Volcano Observatory – Monitor, assess, investigate and provide advice on volcanic eruption and associated hazards.
Port Moresby Geophysical Observatory (PMGO) – Monitor, assess, investigate and provide advice on earthquake and tsunami hazards.
Engineering Geology Branch (EGB) – Monitor, assess, investigate and provide advice on landslide hazards and mass movement events.