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Historical tsunami
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Micro tsunami
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Local tsunami
Regional tsunami
TSUNAMI – “ A
HAZARD ”
Tsunami are a relatively a
rare phenomenon but still
its the most terrifying and
complex physical
phenomena and have been
responsible for great loss
of life and extensive
damage.
Tsunami flow depths exceeding
Over the past 3500 years, 10 m and flow velocities over
there have been 279 fatal 6 m/s overturned and dragged
tsunamis and more than 3story buildings as much as
50 m during the 11 March
600,000 deaths.
2011 Japan tsunami.
Onagawa, Japan.
The four images above show confirmed tsunami source locations in the Pacific
Ocean, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Caribbean Sea. The symbols indicate
cause of the tsunami: Brown Square is a landslide, Red Triangle is a volcanic
eruption, Question Mark is an unknown cause, and White Circle is an earthquake
and the size of the circle is graduated to indicate the earthquake magnitude.
MOST DISASTROUS
TSUNAMI IN
WORLD’S HISTORY
1929 GRAND BANKS
1952 KAMCHATKA
1956 AELUTIN
1975 HAWAII
1996 PERU
2004 SUMATRA
2011 JAPAN
CHILE TSUNAMI
On May 22, 1960, at 7:11 , an
earthquake occurred off the
coast of South Central Chile.
TSUNAMI DAMAGES IN
INDIA
According to Ministry Of Home Affairs
total human lives lost were 6063(2767 males & 2495 females)
BUFFALO 54
GOATS 10,538
TOTAL 12,124
OTHER DAMAGES CAUSED
BY TSUNAMI
It is a device
which is used to
measure sea level.
Also termed as
tide gauge or
marigraph guage
CONTINUATION
GLOSS
ICG
PTWS
ITIC
HOW WE CAN PREPARE FOR A
TSUNAMI?
Avoid building or living in buildings within several hundred
feet of the coastline.
Elevate coastal homes. Most tsunami waves are less than 10 feet.
Elevating your house will help reduce damage to your property from
most tsunamis.
Drop, cover, and hold on. You should first protect yourself from
the earthquake.