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Tsunami Animation - Volcanic Generation

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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Tsunamis can be produced from volcanoes in a number of ways. During a volcanic eruption, hot fast moving bodies of gas and rock (known as pyroclastic flows) can travel into the ocean, pushing the water outwards and creating a tsunami. In other eruptions, the volcano may collapse inwards or produce large landslides, both of which can cause tsunamis. More than 90 volcanic tsunamis have been recorded worldwide in the last 250 years. The 1883 Krakatau eruption in Indonesia caused tens of thousands of deaths, including 77 about 800 kilometres away from the eruption. The effect of the tsunami was reported up to 10 kilometres inland and one large ship was raised 10m above sea level and carried 3 kilometres inland.

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Title Tsunami Animation - Volcanic Generation
Language eng
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Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/80e309d6-4b6f-4398-9357-ce0722085998
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Geoscience Australia

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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Tsunami Animation - Volcanic Generation". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/tsunami-animation-volcanic-generation