Historical Tsunami Observations

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Name of the metadata standard used: ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification

Version of the metadata standard: 2007

Metadata identifier: caa9a672e1914ecdab3f04540fa86b90

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Title: Historical Tsunami Observations

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Reference date - creation: 2017-06-12T19:19:50

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Reference date - revision: 2025-04-08T19:54:39

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Keywords: tsunami, natural hazards, historical tsunamis, NCEI, NOAA, tsunami runups, tsunami observations, tide gauges, HIFLD, Feature Service, SDI, NSDI, Open Data, FGDC, Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Planning, Infrastructure

Abstract: Natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes affect both coastal and inland areas. Long-term data from these events can be used to establish the past record of natural hazard event occurrences, which is important for planning, response, and mitigation of future events. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) plays a major role in post-event data collection. The data in this archive is gathered from scientific and scholarly sources, regional and worldwide catalogs, tide gauge reports, individual event reports, and unpublished works. For more information, please see: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/natural-hazards To view this dataset in an interactive mapping application, please see the Global Natural Hazards Data Viewer (NOAA GeoPlatform entry).  This is a feature layer displaying historical tsunami observations (also known as tsunami runups) from the Global Historical Tsunami Database at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Purpose: A feature layer displaying historical tsunami observations from NCEI's Global Historical Tsunami Database.

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Limitations of use: None (Public Use)

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Credits: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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Format name: Feature Service

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Online location: https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/ArcGIS/rest/services/tsunami_observations/FeatureServer/0