The 2009 Tsunami Warning For Hawaii and California - Get Prepared Now

The recent 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Samoa caused a Tsunami to hit several Pacific Islands, killing over one hundred people.  Certainly a lower death toll than the Tsunami a few years back in December, but any loss is never a good thing.  An official reported that warnings were given out so people could retreat to higher ground, which most people did.  However, not everyone made it, resulting in the death toll we have been reading about.

What if one of these tsunamis hit the United States coastal cities, such as Southern California?  It definitely would leave a mark, that is for sure.  Since most of the coastal cities are barely above sea level, it would not be hard at all for a tsunami to devastate several of these coastal establishments.  Unfortunately, a tsunami is due for the Pacific coast.  The best we can do is prepare for the worst to minimize the results.

Maybe a tsunami will not hit us, but the "big one" (the nickname for the inevitable massive earthquake likely to hit Southern California) will cause massive amounts of damage and casualties.  Once again, all we can do is prepare for it, because we currently cannot predict when earthquakes will occur.

Many people have been following a recent trend in the past few years that is growing exponentially in popularity.  This is the 'preparedness' trend.  It started with the September 11th attacks, when citizens prepared for possible chemical warfare.  Now Californians are preparing for the big earthquake, the southern United States is preparing for increasingly intense hurricanes, and everyone else in between is preparing for a mix of things related to the possible and predicted "end of the world" in December of 2012.  The Mayans have predicted that this 'apocalypse' will consist of hundreds of different natural disasters all at once resulting in widespread destruction and loss of life.

There really is not a better time to start getting prepared for the worst.  The earlier the better as they say.

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What is a Tsunami?

On 27 August 1883, a strong eruption almost destroyed the island of Karakoa. From this powerful explosion huge waves arose from the Ocean. The waves reached a height of 30 metres above sea level and managed to wipe out hundreds of villages with speeds of 1000 km per hour. People felt the after effects thousands of miles away in Australia and Canada.

In 1946, a big earthquake occurred at the bottom of the Ocean near the Aleutian Islands. One gigantic wave travelled over more than 3500 kilometres in only 4.5 hours and hit Hawaii. It threw houses and bridges in the air, and carried them hundreds of metres away. At that time 170 people drowned.

A tsunami like the ones described above is ranked high on the scale of natural disasters. Tsunami's waves are waves prompted by earthquakes. They don't look like common ocean waves which we can see near the coast, and they have nothing in common with wind and tides.

Scientists give a special name to these waves. They call them by the Japanese name tsunami. Tsunami means harbour waves. An earthquake wave or tsunami is triggered by some disturbance of the sea bottom, usually because of an earthquake at the bottom of the ocean. However, volcanic eruptions, some underwater explosions, landslides, mass movements above and under the water can lead to a tsunami.

After a disturbance, the ocean floor can suddenly rise or sink; the mass of water above it also rises or sinks. This strange movement of the water makes a series of strong waves. The first wave travels through the water the same as sound travels through the air. It goes really fast without losing energy. In the open ocean a tsunami can reach speeds of up to 950 kilometers per hour. When it approaches land, speed reduces and the height of the waves goes up. It increases in size and reaches places that normal high tides could never reach.

A tsunami can last for several hours or several days depending of its location. A tsunami is so powerful that it can strip off sand from beaches, pull off roofs and crush buildings. People and boats can do nothing about a tsunami. A tsunami cannot be prevented, but the impact can be reduced with community preparedness, timely warnings and effective emergency response. For example in Aonae, Japan 10 minutes after the earthquake tsunami started, many casualties were avoided as they were educated about tsunamis, they had developed evacuation plans, and above all, a warning was issued.

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Historical Facts About Tsunamis in Indonesia

The incredible Tsunami which was triggered by the massive Sumatra Earthquake is not the first for the area. In recent history, geological history that is, another huge Earthquake and Volcano caused an even larger Tsunami.

In 1883 the Krakatoa Volcano and Earthquake sent a 120-foot high Tsunami to Java and Sumatra. Over 36,000 people died from the wave and things were a lot less populated along the coast than they are today. It was very wise thinking to put in an early warning system as obviously this is a hot zone for such activity.

Indeed we should learn from history and realize that there are many such locations on our planet, especially along the "Pacific Ring of Fire" where many human civilizations are not so safe. This most recent Tsunami and the one in 1883 ought to be showing us our vulnerabilities and we need to be thinking here and adapting our societies and civilizations to deal with such potential crisis.

One interesting thing that they are doing in Japan is alerting citizens by cell-phone at the first sign of precursory Earthquake waves. The P-waves or "Primary" waves will allow people to know just prior to an Earthquake that a shake is imminent. Such high-tech tools all working in conjunction with reverse 911 calling on a 3G wireless network and Tsunami warnings in the oceans can save tens of thousands of lives.

Since we know history and have a pretty good idea of the Geological Record we need to leverage our technologies to be pro-active in saving lives before the events occur rather than simply responding after the fact with aid and comfort after so many have perished.

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Tsunami warnings by 2006

Experts from the United Nations and Indian Ocean countries agreed to set up a tsunami warning system to prevent a repeat of the catastrophe that struck on December 26, Unesco said.

A fully functioning system that detects undersea earthquakes and broadcasts warnings to coastal communities is expected to be in place by the end of 2006, said Patricio Bernal, executive secretary of Unesco's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, on Tuesday.

"The Indian Ocean countries have agreed among themselves to set up an early tsunami warning system for the whole Indian Ocean basin," Bernal said. The basin extends to the 11 southern Asian coastlines devastated by the December tsunami.

At a five-day meeting at Unesco's headquarters in Paris, experts also laid out a timetable for the project and interim measures to help protect the region that was battered by the killer Asian tsunami.

Japan and the United States are to begin providing alerts on seismic activity to the region starting on April 1. The two countries have the world's most advanced tsunami warning systems, and a UN-co-ordinated network based in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, issues alerts for 26 Pacific Ocean nations.

Could be extended by 2007

Experts say a similar system in southern Asia would have saved many lives in the Dec 26 disaster.

Work will also begin on installing systems that can detect changes in sea level and broadcast the information in real time to countries in potential danger.

Tidal gauges will be installed at six sites, mainly off the coasts of hard-hit Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, Bernal said. Another 15 existing sites will be upgraded around the region.

"We expect to have all those systems operative by October or November," Bernal said.

A second Unesco-sponsored meeting will be held next month in Mauritius to finalise policy matters and broach divisive questions, including whether one country would host a disaster warning centre or if the responsibilities would be distributed across the region, Bernal said.

Member states plan to meet in June to formally adopt the plan, but work is getting under way immediately.

Officials hope to extend the system globally by 2007 to cover other regions at risk, such as the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the southwest Pacific.

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Emergency Preparedness For A Tsunami - Being Prepared To Face The Wrath Of The Sea!

In 2004, a powerful tsunami washed over coastal areas in Southeast Asia, extending all the way to Africa's west coast. The tsunami took more than 200,000 lives, and some people were never recovered or identified. Much of this loss might have been avoided had an effective emergency preparedness system been in place.

The 2004 tsunami may have been the most deadly in recorded history, but it was not the first - 25 of them were recorded in the 20th Century alone. And while many of them have happened in the South Pacific, tsunamis have been recorded all over the world, from Japan to Chile, from Italy to to the United Kingdom. New Zealand's geologic record documents a tsunami 125,000 years ago,and written history documents these disasters as early as 1580 B.C. (following the Santorini volcano).

Until very recently, scientists have not been able to predict when and where a tsunami will strike, making emergency preparedness very difficult. Caused by earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides on the sea floor, today we can make and educated guess about when they will happen after such an event.

Today, regions at high risk may use a tsunami warning system to warn people before the wave reaches coastal areas. Computer models are used to predict the time and location of impact Until now, the exact location where tsunamis will strike cannot yet be predicted. But once an underground earthquake occurs, an alert is sent to coastal communities that something could go in that direction. Emergency preparedness efforts are more likely to succeed when these alerts are timely.

The famous "Ring of Fire," where many volcanoes have occurrred along the lines where tectonic plates meet in the Asian Pacific, was not adequately protected by an early warning system in 2004. This was a valuable lesson for coastal areas around the world, and scientists are working hard to prepare for future events in that area.

Emergency preparedness for tsunamis begins with early warning systems that include four elements: information, advisory, watch, and warning. When the system detects an underground earthquake, Hawaii's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center releases the news to the effected communities. Because it is too early to predict the size, time, or location of the potential tsunami at this stage, a more general advisory will be delivered to likely targets. It may take hours from the seismic event to the actual tsunami.

Where evidence suggests that a tsunami is likely but hasn't been witnessed or verified, early warning systems issue a watch alerting populations to the likelihoood. Emergency preparedness plans dictate that, at this time, people in coastal areas should be alert and watch the sea for signs, like a quick receding of ocean waters, that a tsunami is on its way. A siren may be used to alert the people, anywhere from three hours before the event is expected. If the water does begin to recede, a mandatory evacuation will begin.

Once a tsunami has been seen and verified, they issue a warning with more detailed information about where and when the giant wave will hit. A siren will again alert people. Once a warning is issued, people should already be moving out of the danger zone. They can go to high ground or try to go farther inland, taking fresh water, food, and extra clothing with them as they go. Part of the emergency preparedness effort includes announcements that will be made over the radio telling them when it's safe to return.

The early warning system continues to work during and after the event. People will remain in the area to monitor the situation and to cancel the warning if the tsunami does not materialize.

World leaders now recognize how important emergency preparedness is to potential tsunami victims. They encourage community leaders to develop plans and conduct exercises so that they know how long it will take to evacuate vulnerable areas. They should also have current estimates on the number of people in the area so that they'll know if people are missing after the crisis has passed.

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Never Too Soon to Plan For a Tsunami

Ever since the horrific events of December 26, 2004, when a massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused widespread destruction and a huge number of fatalities, the word tsunami has struck fear into the hearts of people all over the world. Of course, tsunamis had occurred many times in the past, but the sheer scale of the Asian tragedy earned it the dubious honor of being recognized as one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. The ferocity of the tsunamis that hit the coasts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and the Maldives was unprecedented, and left an estimated 230,00 people dead. Suddenly, this Japanese word, literally meaning 'harbor wave' and previously unknown to many around the world, became part of the global lexicon.

It was hardly surprising, therefore, that the countries of the Pacific rim region should respond seriously to early warnings of potential tsunamis, following the devastating earthquake in Chile in late February, 2010. Pacific Ocean-wide concerns led to the west coast of the USA and Canada preparing for potential after effects, while Hawaii and other Pacific island communities were put on full alert. Ultimately, the levels of damage and impact were, thankfully, minimal or non existent, and tsunami warnings were relaxed once it was clear that the threat was over.

But it does beg the question: will we be so fortunate next time? And just what can home owners, in vulnerable coastal areas, do to safeguard against the effects of tidal waves in the aftermath of large earthquakes? While the technology to construct earthquake-resistant buildings has existed for many years, tsunami-proof housing is very much in its infancy. Evacuation to higher, safer, ground is pretty much the best option, but if your home is hit by a significant wave, the amount of damage that it could cause could be astronomical.

In order to safeguard your personal welfare, find out what height your property is above sea level, and the exact distance it is from the nearest high-risk body of water. Ensure that you are familiar with a safe evacuation route from your house, to a recognized safety area. Know what to do if a tsunami watch or warning is issued. Make sure that you keep informed via the local media, and follow any advice offered by local authorities.

There's no doubt that the safety of yourself and your loved ones should take priority. But do consider some form of natural disaster insurance policy, to avoid losing your home and possessions should a tsunami strike. At the very least, look into what your homeowners policy covers, and then weigh up the risks to decide whether you require extra coverage.

Surviving a natural disaster must be one of the most traumatic experiences a person can go through. Losing your home and its contents will be made that bit more bearable if you can, at the very least, retrieve the value of what is damaged or destroyed.

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Indonesia Tsunamis Helping Unearth Valuable Titanium Resources

We all know of the big Sumatra Earthquake, which triggered a huge Tsunami killing over 200,000 people in Indonesia. We also know that there have been many more of large earthquakes since then. Four have triggered Tsunami warnings. One, did trigger another tsunami. Recently there was another huge underwater underground Earthquake, Which triggered another Tsunami Warning.

The first huge Tsunami washed away sentiments and exposed a huge titanium vein; The largest in the world in fact. Titanium is a precious metal, which is used for a number of things because it is lightweight and very strong. This finding is very important for aerospace technologies and space efforts because titanium can help us build lighter and stronger aircraft and spaceships, which can help us shield ourselves from the sun while exploring our solar system and building space colonies.

Each time the waves come or a Tsunami is generated this helps the titanium resources become available that we need. It is interesting in that something such as a Tsunami, which is so destructive and devastating can bring us such a world treasure. These additional Titanium veins indeed will help tremendously in the future and forward progression of mankind. Please consider all this in 2006.

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Major Earthquake Warning Globally - Japan 8.9 Quake - Beware The Pacific Ring of Fire

Why are all these major Earthquakes Happening you ask? Well there is a lot of speculation after the two recent huge Earthquakes in New Zealand literally leveling half the city of Christ Church and sounding suburbs. And then a massive Earthquake hit off the North East coast of Japan. The news of the quake went world-wide online in minutes, as the Tsunami Warning Alarms went off.

In fact, here in Los Angeles CA, we know all too well how deadly such an Earthquake can be, and this one in Tokyo was no little rumble - it was nearly a 9.0 - so it was massive. ABC Channel 7 in Los Angeles sent out a Breaking News Alert at 10:30 PM on Thursday, March 10, 2011, which would be mid-day Japan Friday. The news alert put it like this:

"An 8.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off the northeastern coast of Japan. Japanese television is showing major tsunami damage of cars, trucks, houses, and buildings being swept away in the northern part of country. Japan's meteorological agency warned that a tsunami as high as 20 feet could strike the coast near Miyagi prefecture."

Later there was more information coming out from the Pacific Warning Center for Tsunamis, from the Hawaiian center sending out warnings to many other nations; Tsunami warning was in effect for Japan, Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas. A tsunami watch has been issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, and the U.S. state of Hawaii.

Now then, I do not wish to alarm anyone but the magnetic North Pole has been moving at about 40 miles per year, and some scientists are beginning to talk telling the world that it isn't Global Warming melting the ice near the pole, it's being caused by the magnetic pole shift causing changes in weather patterns, and also re-distribution of weight, meaning there will be shifts on the major continental plates, and major Earthquake faults, especially on the Pacific Rim of Fire.

Is this what is causing these giant Earthquakes? Well, no one can prove it, and for every scientist that says they are, there are 10 who disagree and demand more empirical evidence and proof. Is this part of the 2012 Apocalypse Theory, well, it does not appear to be, but you can bet folks who are superstitious, or conspiracy theorists will be calling it that, "the end of days" for instance. Right now everyone is told to remain calm and consider your humanity, as we all work together to maintain order. Please consider all this.

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Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami, 1964

The 1964 Anchorage, Alaska, earthquake and the resulting tsunami struck without warning on Good Friday, March 27.

It was a quiet spring day in Anchorage, a holiday. Temperatures were seasonably mild with a moderate amount of snow on the ground. Children had the day off from school, and customer traffic in the stores downtown was light. Many residents were preparing or enjoying dinner at home. At 5:36 p.m. a major earthquake began to shake the ground, and the earth beneath Southcentral Alaska moved in waves for the next four long minutes.

Parents and children slipped, stumbled and fell on shifting floors in a panicked effort to get outdoors to escape breaking windows. Two inch cracks appeared in the ground in many places. Roads wrinkled and split and Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage broke apart and collapsed 10 feet or more. The Government Hill Elementary School twisted, shifted and became unusable in a moment. The outside wall of the J.C. Penney building crashed to the street. In the Turnagain residential district the ground liquefied like quicksand, slid away, and swallowed up 75 or more homes.

The four minute earthquake released the energy roughly equivalent to 10 million times the force of an atomic bomb. The mass of the earth and ocean absorbed most of the force, but manmade structures in the area could not absorb the rest of the force without suffering massive damage. Total property damage was estimated at $500 million.

Anchorage was crippled as gas lines and water lines were severed abruptly. Residents resorted to melting snow for water while awaiting repairs. Four days later students returned to available schools as life in Anchorage began to recover.

The Earthquake

The center of the Alaska earthquake was located about 75 miles east of Anchorage and about 55 miles west of Valdez. It began 14 to 16 miles deep in the earth's crust, a comparatively shallow depth, where the Pacific plate dives beneath the North American plate. The huge subduction zone is located at the north end of the Ring of Fire, a semicircle of volcanic and earthquake activity that defines the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

The earthquake fault, more precisely the thrust fault, which was the cause of the Good Friday earthquake stretched 750 miles from Alaska's Aleutian Islands to Valdez. The Pacific plate that day moved an estimated 25 to 30 feet northward, diving beneath the North American plate. The grinding of the two massive tectonic plates caused the Alaska earthquake and measured 8.4 on the Richter scale. In later years the measurement of the Alaska earthquake was upgraded to 9.2 on the Mw, or moment magnitude, scale as the Richter scale was determined to be inaccurate at measuring very large earthquakes above 8.0. Within a day of the initial major earthquake 11 more tremors of 6.0 or greater shook an already nervous population. In fact, aftershocks continued for nearly a year.

The earthquake caused the ground to displace upward by as much as 25 feet on several Alaskan islands and by nearly 3 feet upward at the city of Valdez. In other areas the ground displaced downward as much as 9 feet, for example in the town of Portage.

The Alaska earthquake on Good Friday was the strongest earthquake ever recorded in North America. It was the second strongest ever recorded worldwide, surpassed in strength by the 9.5 Mw earthquake in Chile on May 22, 1960. The recent December 26, 2004, earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra measured 9.0 Mw. The deadliest earthquake occurred in Shensi Province, China, in 1556 where over 830,000 residents perished.

The Tsunami

Tsunami is an adapted Japanese word meaning "port wave," a reference to the fact that the wave's danger and destructive power only become evident as it approaches the shore.

During the 1964 Alaska earthquake the North American plate released upward, displacing a huge volume of ocean water and causing a seismic wave, a tsunami, to travel outward. The wave traveled at an estimated 450 miles per hour in the deeper ocean in a long wave of almost imperceptible height.

As the tsunami wave passed over the continental shelf and approached shore its length shortened, its speed decreased and its height increased as the massive volume and weight of water prepared to release its incredible energy on anything in its path.

At the shallow Valdez Inlet the wave reached a maximum height of nearly 200 feet. Further on, at the old town of Valdez, a 30 foot wall of water struck and demolished all structures. Twenty eight Valdez residents died when the tsunami crashed ashore. Valdez was later rebuilt at a higher elevation and further from the waterfront.

In Seward, Alaska, the earthquake caused a portion of the bay to slide. The slide caused a local tsunami which devastated Seward's port and downtown district, both of which were eventually rebuilt. Twelve residents perished in Seward.

The small town of Portage was leveled by its own local tsunami and never relocated or rebuilt. Another local tsunami struck the small port of Whittier killing 12 residents.

The Destruction

The original tsunami traveled about 8400 miles. It caused damage in the Hawaiian Islands and along the Oregon and California coasts. A 20 foot wave struck Crescent City, California, and killed 10 residents. The tsunami was responsible for the deaths of 16 people in Oregon and California.

The tsunami killed a total of 122 people in three states. By comparison, the earthquake resulted in 9 deaths.

It has been more than 40 years since the Alaska earthquake and tsunami. In the meantime construction materials and building practices have been enforced to produce structures more capable of surviving strong earthquakes. Also in the meantime, the population in Alaska's vulnerable areas has increased tremendously.

Smaller earthquakes along Alaska's subduction zone and other fault zones occur on a daily basis, presumably relieving the internal pressures that would otherwise produce another massive earthquake.

However, nobody knows with certainty when, where, or whether another huge and destructive earthquake will strike Alaska.

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What To Do When Tsunami Attacks?

Year 2004 was an unforgettable year for Southeast Asian citizens. A very powerful tidal wave hit certain areas that resulted from destruction and left awful scenarios for the casualties. Over 200,000 people died in just a moment and unfortunately some bodies were never recovered and identified.

This is just one of the many recorded tsunami attacks from recent years and even centuries. It happened not just in the vicinities of the Pacific, but also in Indian and Atlantic Ocean, which brought up many into worry.

Way back 1600 B.C., until the recent happening in the island of Indonesia where more than 600 people were killed, tsunami has just brought up many people's lives into pain and suffering.

When an underground earthquake caused by plate collisions occurs in a certain area, a warning will be sent out to coastal teams as the possibilities of having tsunami is big. Warnings are sent out to any local authorities to inform civilians.

Tsunami attacks cannot be predicted up to what specific place. But since the Pacific area is known as the world's rim of fire, there is a bigger chance that tsunami can strike next to countries around it, which makes these countries conduct several preparations in case such awful disaster happens.

The main problem associated with some countries that suffered much is that they don't plan ahead of time. Tsunami can be unpredictable sometimes but the fact that these countries are near to coastal areas and places, which are prone to big tidal waves, should be a hint for them to prepare.

There should be a system that will effectively warn everybody to prepare for the coming tsunami. This alert system, which composes of information, watch, advisory, and warning, should be implemented.

Once an underground earthquake is detected, a firm called Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii will send out information to the countries along the area.

Although the specific place of impact is not yet clearly identified, they will still send out advisory to the possible regions that might be attacked by the tsunami.

It may take hours for the effects of the underground earthquake to happen but this signals everyone that there's a possibility for a tsunami to attack. With this, people along the coastal areas must watch over the water movement.

If something unusual is seen and there is water withdraw, then an immediate evacuation should take place.

One signal to inform everyone of the evacuation is via siren. The siren will start to sound at interval times three hours to half an hour before tsunami impacts.

By this time, everyone should begin packing and evacuating. One safe place is to go to higher grounds far from the danger zone. There should be emergency kits along with you once you packed out.

These include: food, water and clothing. Radio, as well, is important for you to know if it is safe already to go down.

People should watch out for further news about tsunami. If nothing happened, it is always safe to take consultation to the authorities and make sure that it is already safe to go back.

Coordination is one important thing that everyone, especially those near to tsunami-prone regions, should have. It is always better to be safe than sorry. Devastated structures and properties can still be replaced but a life cannot be returned.

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Indonesia Tsunami Warning System - What is Being Done?

Nobody in the present period will forget the 200,000 victims of the Indonesia Tsunami, which was caused by the Sumatra Earthquake on Christmas Eve. But what is being done in the region now while it is still seismic active with major Volcanoes and Earthquakes? The Pacific Rim of Fire needs warning system throughout, along with the Indian Ocean, there too is seismic activity in the Caribbean as well, thus, we should be considering systems here too.

Indeed, there are some good things that are being done right now to save lives so another 200,000 people do not perish next time there is a Tsunami or a large Earthquake, which triggers one. As the Japanese, Americans and several other nations are installing Tsunami Warning systems around the globe, time is important too, the more systems that are in place, the safer human civilizations close to the water can be and there are problems now with Volcanoes and some people will not evacuate as they believe that the Volcano represents a safe passage to the final journey in life? And Volcanoes are an environmental nightmare for humans and nature. Although some could say it is merely the cleansing of the Earth so it can start a new and part of the cycle?

There have been over the last two-years hundreds of large 4 plus Earthquakes and many over 6 and 7 also. The region is very seismically active and these Tsunami Alarms will help warn people of any impending Tsunami Wave to allow people lead time to evacuate the area near the ocean. Consider this in 2006.

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