Tsunamis in New Guinea from South American Earthquakes, May 1960

May 1960 tsunami events in the Territory of New Guinea, triggered by South American earthquakes. The dataset is a legacy product published by Geoscience Australia on data_gov_au, with a last update recorded as 2026-05-06. The available file formats are PDF and HTML, but the abstract, columns, and sample data are unavailable.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical tsunami propagation patterns from distant seismic sources (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Studying the impact of South American earthquakes on Pacific island territories (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Cataloguing historical natural hazards for risk assessment models (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by Geoscience Australia, a national scientific agency.
• Last updated timestamp is provided: 2026-05-06 12:29:10.527181.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Row count, column definitions, and sample data are unknown.
• Documentation is limited as it is a legacy product with no abstract available.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

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Time Range

May 1960

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 12:29:10.527181.

Geography

Territory of New Guinea, South America (earthquake source)