February 25, 2005 Tsunami: Southwest Australia
A tsunami of meteorological origin began at Southwest Australia on February 25, 2005. The water rose as high as 0.21 meters. Its effects were recorded at 3 places.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- February 25, 2005
- Source
- Southwest Australia
- Cause
- Meteorological
- Maximum water height
- 0.21 m (0.7 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 3
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Probable tsunami
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
At ~0400 on 25 February 2005, a meteotsunami with a maximum wave height of 0.42 m was recorded at Geraldton. Tide gauges at Carnarvon and Jurien Bay also recorded meteotsunamis with small wave heights (<0.4 m) the same day; however, no extreme meteorological events in these regions were reported. (reference #11089)
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geraldton | Australia | 0.21 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) | ||||
| Carnarvon | Australia | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) | |||||
| Jurien Bay | Australia | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) |
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Sources
Tsunami events and runups from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI tsunami event 6074.