80e309d6-4b6f-4398-9357-ce0722085998 urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-10-16T18:54:50 creation ISO 19115 2016 Tsunami Animation - Volcanic Generation 80e309d6-4b6f-4398-9357-ce0722085998 Tsunamis can be produced from volcanoes in a number of ways. During a volcanic eruption, hot fast moving bodies of gas and rock (known as pyroclastic flows) can travel into the ocean, pushing the water outwards and creating a tsunami. In other eruptions, the volcano may collapse inwards or produce large landslides, both of which can cause tsunamis. More than 90 volcanic tsunamis have been recorded worldwide in the last 250 years. The 1883 Krakatau eruption in Indonesia caused tens of thousands of deaths, including 77 about 800 kilometres away from the eruption. The effect of the tsunami was reported up to 10 kilometres inland and one large ship was raised 10m above sea level and carried 3 kilometres inland. Earth Sciences Multimedia Published_External tsunamis volcanology Download the movie documentDigital Download the movie video/x-flv Unnamed resource documentDigital HTML