2018 Anak Krakatau flank collapse and Sunda Strait tsunami

On 22 December 2018 the flank of the Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia failed, and the collapse generated a tsunami that killed more than 400 people. Research on submarine landslide megablocks concluded that half of the island failed that day. Tsunamis generated by volcanic flank collapse remain incompletely understood.

Date
2018-12-22
Deaths (Wikipedia list, low end where it gives a range)
426
What the pin marks
Anak Krakatau, whose flank slid into the strait, as the cited page positions it, not the coasts the tsunami struck.
Where the position is published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Sunda_Strait_tsunami

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: flank collapse, tsunami, indonesia, anak krakatau, sunda strait

Coordinates: -6.10306, 105.42306

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