Instructions for online access to California Tsunami Maps
Part 1: Tsunami asics !o" onto: http://conser#ation$ca$"o#/c"s Welcome to the California Geolo"ical Sur#e% &CGS' (e)site* Click on Geologic Hazards &the )ro(n ta) near the top of the pa"e'$ Then on the "reen )ar that appears )elo( it+ click on Tsunamis &on the far ri"ht'$ This is the CGS Tsunami (e)site$ Scroll do(n and click on ,**New**CGS Note Tsunamis The pa"e that comes up should ha#e TSUNAMIS Note across the top$ -ead the first para"raph titled !"at is a tsunami# 1$ What is one (a% a tsunami can )e "enerated. It is "enerated )% an earth/uake+ #olcanic eruption+ landslide+ or meteor hittin" the ocean 0$ What is one difference )et(een a tsunami and a normal (a#e that )reaks on the )each. 1ne difference is in the hei"ht of the (a#e$ -ead the ne2t t(o sections titled Tsunami !arning Signs and Tsunami Hero$ 3$ What should %ou do if %ou are at the )each and feel stron" shakin" from an earth/uake. 4ou should mo#e to hi"h "round 5$ What did Till% Smith see that (arned her that a tsunami (as comin". She noticed that the tide (as rushin" in and it (as )u))lin" up Scroll do(n until the top of pa"e 0 appears$ -ead the section titled Tsunami Hazards in Cali%ornia$ 6$ Tsunamis can )e caused )% either local or distant earth/uakes$ 1f the fi#e tsunamis that are descri)ed+ circle the %ear of the one that %ou think (as the (orst and e2plain (h% on the space )elo(: 1788 1910 1:5; 1:;5 088; I think this was the worst tsunami because it had a higher known earthquake magnitude. Close the TSUNAMIS Note pa"e+ and return to the top of the CGS Tsunami !e&site pa"e$ Created by the California Geological Survey 10/11 Part 0: Tsunami Inundation Maps <ear the top of the CGS Tsunami !e& Site pa"e+ click on ,US' N'! INT'(ACTI)' G**G+' MA,S INT'(-AC' T* ACC'SS *--ICA+ INUN.ATI*N MA,S -*( 'M'(G'NC/ ,+ANNING $= This takes %ou to the tsunami inde2 map for the state$ Think of a place alon" the California coast that %ou and %our famil% ha#e #isited or (ould like to #isit$ T%pe the name of that cit% or )each in the search )o2$ 1r+ %ou can also click directl% on the California map and zoom in until %ou see %our area$ Continue to zoom in until %ou can read the names of all the streets$ 1$ -ecord the name of the area %ou searched for: >entura The )lue area on the map is called the inundation zone+ and represents the area that can )e affected )% a tsunami$ 0$ If %ou (ere #isitin"+ (orkin" or li#in" in this zone+ name t(o (a%s %ou mi"ht )e (arned that a tsunami could )e approachin": &1' 1ffice of ?mer"enc% Ser#ices &0' ?mer"enc% @lert 3$ If %ou are in a tsunami inundation zone and %ou recei#e a (arnin"+ (hat should %ou do. Mo#e to hi"her "round Part 3: Tsunami Inundation and ?le#ation While still on the interacti#e map (e)pa"e+ in the upper ri"ht corner of the map+ open the drop do(n menu la)eled Ma0 on the upper ri"ht+ and click on the M1To0o option$ This (ill chan"e the underl%in" map to a ASGS topo"raphic )ase map$ The ed"e of the coastline represents seaBle#el$ Sea Ble#el has an ele#ation of zero feet$ Contour lines represent (here the ele#ation is the same$ Cor e2ample+ if %ou (alk alon" a 08Bfoot contour line+ %ou (ill not "o up or do(n hillD %ou (ill sta% at the same ele#ation$ When scientists calculate the e2pected size of a tsunami alon" the California coastline+ man% thin"s are taken into account: the cause of the tsunami+ ho( far the (a#e tra#els from its source+ the shape of the coastline+ and the shape of the Created by the California Geological Survey 10/11 sea floor near the coast$ Scientists use the contour lines on topo"raphic maps to sho( the limit of the inundation zone$ Cor an area that scientists e2pect a 16Bfoot tsunami+ the tsunami inundation line (ould )e dra(n at an ele#ation of 16 feet$ This (ould mean that e#er%thin" from the shoreline to an ele#ation of 16 feet (ould )e co#ered )% that tsunami$ Tsunamis can )e different sizes$ The inundation line is dra(n at an ele#ation that represents the lar"est tsunami that could )e "enerated for that area$ T%pe ,Seal each= into the Searc" 2o3 and click search$ Eoom in as far as %ou can$ Make sure %ou still ha#e the )ase map still set at M1To0o$ Cind ,4oeter Sc"ool on the map$ &<ote ,School= is a))re#iated as ,Sch='$ Cind ,McGaug" Sc"ool$= 1$ Which school is inside the tsunami inundation area. Eoeter School Eoeter School has an ele#ation of 13 ft$ McGau"h School has an ele#ation of 00 feet$ 0$ If the to(n of Seal each recei#ed a tsunami (arnin"+ (ould )oth schools need to e#acuate their students. oth 3$ ?2plain (h%: 1ne is in the zone and one is close enou"h to the zone that it should )e e#acuated$ 5$ Share this (e)site (ith %our famil%* Comments: The ne2t time %ou #isit the California coast+ look for these )lue and (hite si"ns: Created by the California Geological Survey 10/11
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