Tsunami Effects of the 1960 Chilean Earthquake in New Guinea

A legacy dataset from Geoscience Australia documenting the tsunami effects of the Chilean earthquake on 22 May 1960 in New Guinea and adjacent areas. The product is published on data_gov_au and was last updated on 14 May 2026. No abstract or detailed column information is available.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical tsunami propagation patterns (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Studying the far-field impacts of major seismic events (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Mapping coastal hazard zones based on historical inundation data (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on data_gov_au by Geoscience Australia Data.
• Last updated 2026-05-14 03:31:09.372920.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Time Range

Centered on 22 May 1960

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:31:09.372920.

Geography

New Guinea and adjacent areas