Pacific tsunami threat simulation shows impact on Tasmania

Johanna Baker-Dowdell
Updated September 11 2018 - 5:20pm, first published 4:30pm
TESTING, TESTING: Australia's east coast was inundated by a simulated tsunami resulting from an earthquake in the Pacific Ocean. Picture: BOM
TESTING, TESTING: Australia's east coast was inundated by a simulated tsunami resulting from an earthquake in the Pacific Ocean. Picture: BOM

An exercise to test Australia’s readiness to a tsunami threat following an earthquake in the Pacific Ocean showed the impact would be felt in Tasmania just five hours afterwards.

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Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Senior journalist

Johanna has more than 22 years experience as a journalist for newspapers, magazines and online publications.

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