Tsunami Effects of the 1960 Chilean Earthquake in New Guinea

A legacy report from Geoscience Australia documenting the tsunami effects of the Chilean earthquake of 22 May 1960 in New Guinea and adjacent areas. The dataset is published on data_gov_au and was last updated on 2026-05 06. The abstract is marked as unavailable, and the data is provided in PDF and HTML formats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical tsunami propagation and impact patterns (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Calibrating regional tsunami hazard models with historical event data (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Studying the far-field effects of major subduction zone earthquakes (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on the authoritative data_gov_au platform.
• Associated with Geoscience Australia, a national geological survey.
• Last updated on 2026-05-06 21:08:19.678083.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Row count and column definitions are unknown.
• The description is marked as a legacy product with no abstract available.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Likely contains observational reports and analysis from the 1960 event.

Time Range

Centered on the event date of 22 May 1960.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 21:08:19.678083.

Geography

New Guinea and adjacent areas in the Pacific Ocean.