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Papua New Guinea:Earthquake:2018/02/26

Duration	2018/02/26	A huge earthquake of magnitude 7.5 severely hit Hela and Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea killing about 100 people at 3:44 a.m. (local time) on 26 February 2018.
Country or District	Papua New Guinea
Name	Earthquake

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Situation Report No.3 (2018/03/17) by Government and UN Country Team in PNG
Dead People: around 100 (50 confirmed) Injured People: over 300 Affected People: 544,368	Damaged houses: 54,260 Closed health facilities: 32% (Open with buildings damaged: 68%)	All Schools Closed in Hela Province
Situation Report No.2 (2018/03/14) by Government and UN Country Team in PNG
Dead People: around 100 (50 confirmed) Injured People: over 300 Affected People: 544,368	Damaged or inaccessible health facilities: Many

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Report/Articles Situation Report No.3 (2018/03/17) by Government of Papua New Guinea, UN Country Team in Papua New Guinea Situation Overview of the Affected Areas Situation Report No.2 (2018/03/14) by Government of Papua New Guinea, UN Country Team in Papua New Guinea Situation Overview of the Affected Areas Reuters 2018/03/08 The death toll is now believed to have climbed to more than 100 ECHO Daily Flash 2018/03/07 On 6 March 2018 (14:13 UTC), a strong aftershock with a magnitude of 6.7 occurred at approximately 30 km south-east of the major 7.5 M earthquake of 25 February. According to media, at least 18 people have been killed by the earthquake. ECHO 2018/02/27 According to media, as of 27 February, at least 30 people have been killed and 300 have been injured Reuters 2018/02/27 Up to 14 people were killed in landslides and by collapsed buildings during a powerful earthquake in the remote Papua New Guinea highlands

Geographycal Data Information UNOCHA 2018/03/08 Papua New Guinea: Earthquake Reference Map Government of Papua New Guinea, UN Country Team in Papua New Guinea 2018/03/07 Papua New Guinea: 7.5 Earthquake updates (07 March 2017) ECHO 2018/02/26 Papua New Guinea | 7.5 M Earthquake – DG ECHO Daily Map | 26/02/2018

Emergency Relief Information UNOCHA 2018/03/07 Papua New Guinea: 7.5 Earthquake Coordination Structure (as of 07 March 2018)

Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

Pictures USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Data of the Earthquake (Intensity, Epicenter, Moment Tensor, etc.)