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Tsunami - August 1883, Indonesia

Start date: 27/08/1883
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Indonesia
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The eruption of Krakatau on 27 August 1883 was one of the largest explosive volcanic events in recent historic time. The paroxysmal stage of the eruption generated a large tsunami that devastated coastal communities bordering the Sunda Strait[1]. Tsunamis followed three cataclysmic explosions,...read more
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