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According to recent research by the University of New South Wales in Sydney, in the past 130 years, the Australian continent has experienced 145 tsunamis, resulting in 11 deaths. See the related link below for an article on this research.

The difference is that Australia has been relatively free of significant damaging tsunamis, and this is why many people believe that tsunamis are not a threat to Australia. The largest tsunami to hit Australia occurred on the northwestern coast at Cape Leveque in August 1977. This tsunami was 6m in height, but no one was killed. However, recent research has indicated that, in the past 130 years, the continent has experienced 145 tsunamis, resulting in 11 deaths. 85 percent of these have been along the eastern coast.

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