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University of Queensland: Boulder Washed Inland a Sign of Pacific Tsunami History
May 22, 2025
BRISBANE, Australia, May 22 -- The University of Queensland issued the following news:

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Boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history

Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tonnes in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region's history and risk of tsunamis.

PhD candidate Martin Kohler from The University of Queensland's School of the . . .

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