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The Aitape Papua New Guinea earthquake and tsunami - 1998

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 16/10/2025

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On 17 July 1998, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked the north coast region of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The Aitape tsunami took over 2000 lives, caused extensive damage to houses and public infrastructure, and altered the environment around the village.

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Title The Aitape Papua New Guinea earthquake and tsunami - 1998
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/6f3f44c3-e3c2-42c0-b4b6-59fd24bc07e1
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "The Aitape Papua New Guinea earthquake and tsunami - 1998". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/the-aitape-papua-new-guinea-earthquake-and-tsunami-1998