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Due to the devastation of past earthquakes, quake-proof structures are predominant in [[New Britain]] and [[New Ireland (island)|Ireland]], parts of [[Fiji]] and [[New Caledonia]] Prefectures, as well as in [[Madang Province]], where they co-exist with many weaker and older structures.
Due to the {{M|w}}9.43 2023 New Guinea earthquake and tsunami (scientifically known as the Great Papua earthquake), which caused extreme destruction in [[Wewak]], [[Madang]] and [[Mount Hagen]], destroyed buildings in the [[Momase Region]] are being rebuilt with more strict guidelines, with 80% of the region's destroyed buildings reconstructed by December 2023.
==Statistics==
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|[[Port Moresby]]
|3637,611239,638718
|1.5%
|0.3%
|IX
|184
|43,220820
|105 people killed, 1,630 injured, 1,311 buildings collapsed and 23 villages damaged or destroyed (VIII-IX) in the [[Wosera-Gawi District|Wosera-Gawi]] area. 64 people killed, 1,791 injured and 1,028 buildings destroyed (VII) in the [[Angoram]]-[[Aitape]]-[[Wewak]] area. 15 people killed, 709309 injured and 865 buildings damaged or destroyed (VI) in the [[Mount Hagen]]-[[Mendi]]-[[Tari, Papua New Guinea|Tari]] area. Minor damage (III-V) in [[Vanimo]], [[Goroka]], [[Madang]], [[Port Moresby]] and [[Daru]].
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|2023-03-29
|2023-02-06
|[[Saidor]], [[Madang Province]]
|9.43 {{M|w}}<br>9.56 {{M|l}}
|XII
|431139,781770
|382,807
|3,192,657
|17348,081091 people killed (IX-XII) in Madang Province, 10741,565701 people killed (VIII-X) in [[Highlands Region|Highlands]], 5727,398419 people killed (VIII-XIX) in [[MorobeEast Sepik Province]], 4710,248007 people killed (VIII-XIX) in [[East SepikSandaun Province]], 226,452889 people killed (VIII-IXXI) in [[SandaunMorobe Province]], 62,348866 people killed (VII-XVIII) in [[NewManus BritainProvince]] Province, 6834 people killed (VI-VIII) in [[Port Moresby]],306 674 people killed (VII-VIII) in [[ManusGulf Province]], 4,717597 people killed (VI-VIII) in [[Oro Province]], 1,576302 people killed (VIIVIII-VIIIX) in [[PortWest MoresbyNew Britain Province]], 855277 people killed (VI-VII) in [[Western Province (Papua New Guinea)|Fly Province]], 674101 people killed (VII-VIIIVI) in [[GulfMilne Bay Province]], 101 peoplefive killed (VI) in [[Milne BayBougainville Province]], 41 peoplefour killed (VI-VII) in [[BougainvilleNew ProvinceIreland Provine]] and 22three killed (VI-VIIVIII) in [[West New IrelandBritain Province]]. A total of 6,901381,051406 buildings destroyed and 81,686513,947760 others damaged.
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