Understanding tsunami risk to Australia from volcanic sources

This project concept was submitted by the Queensland Fire Department.

Tsunami risk management in Australia has been predominantly focused on tsunami from earthquake sources. While research continues to better understand tsunami generated by submarine landslides, there is an apparent knowledge gap and research void regarding the tsunami risk to Australia posed by volcanic sources. This project aims to develop a database of scenarios to assess the onshore tsunami risk to the Australian coastline from volcanic sources in the south-west Pacific, south-east Indian and north-east Southern Oceanic regions. These scenarios would describe the source, its likelihood, any onshore tsunami inundation and arrival times at locations along the Australian coastline.