THE TROBRIAND ISLANDS EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI, 6 MARCH 1895

An earthquake and tsunami struck the Trobriand Islands in March 1895 causing at least 30 deaths but until now the location and magnitude of the earthquake were quite uncertain. We have searched British and German colonial literature of the time to refine both parameters of Everingham’s original esti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Horst Letz, Kevin McCue, Ian Ripper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsunami Society International 2016-05-01
Series:Science of Tsunami Hazards
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Online Access:http://www.tsunamisociety.org/352LetzEtAl.pdf