Date Source Location Estimated
Lives Lost
29 Nov 1975 Hawaii, USA 2
17 Aug 1976 Philippines *8,000
19 Aug 1977 Indonesia 189
18 Jul 1979 Indonesia 540
12 Sep 1979 New Guinea 100
12 Dec 1979 Colombia 500
26 May 1983 Sea of Japan 100
2 Sep 1992 Nicaragua 168
12 Dec 1992 Flores Is., Indonesia 1,000
12 Jul 1993 Okushiri Is., Japan 230
3 Jun 1994 Java, Indonesia 222
4 Oct 1994 Shikotan Is., Russia 11
14 Nov 1994 Philippines 74
9 Oct 1995 Manzanillo, Mexico 1
1 Jan 1996 Sulawesi, Indonesia 9
17 Feb 1996 Irian Jaya, Indonesia 110
23 Feb 1996 Peru 12
17 July 1998 Papua New Guinea 2,500
* May include earthquake casualties

Fiction: Tsunamis are giant walls of water.
Facts: Tsunamis normally have the appearance of a fast-rising and fast-receding flood. They
can be similar to a tide cycle occurring over 10 to 60 minutes instead of 12 hours. Occasionally,
tsunamis can form walls of water, known as tsunami bores, when the waves are high enough
and the shoreline configuration is appropriate.
Fiction: A tsunami is a single wave.
Facts: A tsunami is a series of waves. Often the initial wave is not the largest. The largest wave
may occur several hours after the initial activity starts at a coastal location. There may also be
more than one series of tsunami waves if a very large earthquake triggers local landslides. In
1964, the town of Seward, Alaska, was devastated first by local tsunamis caused by submarine
landslides resulting from the earthquake and then by the earthquake’s main tsunami. The local
tsunamis began even as people were still experiencing the shaking. The main tsunami,
triggered at the site of the earthquake, did not arrive for several hours.
Fiction: Boats should move to the protection of a bay or harbor during a tsunami.
Facts: Tsunamis are often most destructive in bays and harbors, not just because of the waves
but because of the violent currents they

• If your community is at risk, build tsunami evacuation routes and publicize their
locations. Post signs directing people to higher ground away from the coast.
• Review land use in tsunami hazard areas so no new critical facilities, such as hospitals
and police stations; high-occupancy buildings, such as auditoriums or schools; or
petroleum-storage tank farms are built where there is a tsunami hazard. Consider
relocating existing critical facilities outside the tsunami hazard area when opportunities
arise, or at least explore ways to reinforce facilities and structures, such as critical
bridges needed for evacuation. Tsunami damage can be minimized through land use
planning, preparation, and evacuation.
• Ask your local newspaper or radio or television station to:
-Do a series on the dangers of tsunamis and floods.
-Do a story featuring interviews with local officials about land use
management and building codes in floodplains.
-Highlight the importance of staying informed about local
conditions.
-Run public service ads about how to protect lives and property in
a tsunami.
Help the reporters to localize the information by providing them with the local emergency
telephone number for the fire, police, and emergency medical services departments
(usually 9-1-1) and emergency numbers for the local utilities and hospitals. Also provide
the business telephone numbers for the local emergency management office, local
American Red Cross chapter, and state geological survey or department of natural
resources.
• Work with officials of the local fire, police, and emergency medical services departments;
utilities; hospitals; emergency management office; and American Red Cross chapter to
prepare and disseminate guidelines for people with mobility impairments about what to
do if they have to evacuate.
• Periodically inform your community about local public warning systems.
• Interview local officials and insurance companies about the types of insurance that cover
flood-related losses. Include information on the economic effects of disaster.

After a tsunami, you should:
• Continue using a NOAA Weather Radio or staying tuned to a Coast Guard
emergency frequency station or a local radio or television station for updated
emergency information. The tsunami may have damaged roads, bridges, or other
places that may be unsafe.
• Check yourself for injuries and get first aid if necessary before helping injured or
trapped persons.
CORE ACTION MESSAGES
• Stay informed.
• Climb to higher ground.
If you cannot escape a wave, climb onto a roof or
up a tree, or grab a floating object and hang on until
help arrives. Some people have survived tsunami
waves by using these last-resort methods.
CORE ACTION MESSAGES
• Stay informed.
• Take care of yourself and help others.
• Watch for hazards.
Tsunamis
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• If someone needs to be rescued, call professionals with the right equipment to
help. Many people have been killed or injured trying to rescue others in flooded areas.
• Help people who require special assistance—infants, elderly people, those without
transportation, large families who may need additional help in an emergency situation,
people with disabilities, and the people who care for them.
• Avoid disaster areas. Your presence might hamper rescue and other emergency
operations and put you at further risk from the residual effects of floods, such as
contaminated water, crumbled roads, landslides, mudflows, and other hazards.
• Use the telephone only for emergency calls. Telephone lines are frequently
overwhelmed in disaster situations. They need to be clear for emergency calls to get
through.
• Stay out of a building if water remains around it. Tsunami water, like floodwater, can
undermine foundations, causing buildings to sink, floors to crack, or walls to collapse.
• When re-entering buildings or homes, use extreme caution. Tsunami-driven
floodwater may have damaged buildings where you least expect it. Carefully watch
every step you take.
• Wear long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and sturdy shoes. The most common injury
following a disaster is cut feet.
• Use battery-powered lanterns or flashlights when examining buildings. Batterypowered
lighting is the safest and easiest to use, and it does not present a fire hazard
for the user, occupants, or building. DO NOT USE CANDLES.
• Examine walls, floors, doors, staircases, and windows to make sure that the
building is not in danger of collapsing.
• Inspect foundations for cracks or other damage. Cracks and damage to a foundation
can render a building uninhabitable.
• Look for fire hazards. There may be broken or leaking gas lines, flooded electrical
circuits, or submerged furnaces or electrical appliances. Flammable or explosive
materials may have come from upstream. Fire is the most frequent hazard following
floods.
• Check for gas leaks. If you smell gas or hear a blowing or hissing noise, open a
window and get everyone outside quickly. Turn off the gas using the outside main valve
if you can, and call the gas company from a neighbor's home. If you turn off the gas for
any reason, it must be turned back on by a professional.
• Look for electrical system damage. If you see sparks or broken or frayed wires, or if
you smell burning insulation, turn off the electricity at the main fuse box or circuit
breaker. If you have to step in water to get to the fuse box or circuit breaker, call an
electrician first for advice. Electrical equipment should be checked and dried before
being returned to service.
• Check for damage to sewage and water lines. If you suspect sewage lines are
damaged, avoid using the toilets and call a plumber. If water pipes are damaged, contact
the water company and avoid using water from the tap. You can obtain safe water from
undamaged water heaters or by melting ice cubes that were made before the tsunami
hit. Turn off the main water valve before draining water from these sources. Use tap
water only if local health officials advise it is safe.

Recently, numerous congressional inquiries have asked about the possibility of
tsunamis occurring in U.S. coastal areas; the extent to which these areas are currently
monitored; how tsunamis can be detected; and whether there is a national capacity
to issue evacuation warnings for tsunamis. These concerns stem from the December
26, 2004, tsunami triggered by an underwater earthquake off the west coast of
northern Sumatra in Indonesia. That earthquake was measured at Mw 9.0.1 The
ensuing tsunami devastated many coastal areas around the northern Indian Ocean,
and caused loss of life and damages in other areas. International disaster agencies
currently estimate that at least 150,000 people lost their lives to the tsunami.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the
Department of Commerce and various international science agencies have indicated
that there were few, if any, tsunami early warning systems monitoring the Indian
Ocean on December 26, 2004. However, nations bounded also by the Pacific Ocean,
including Australia and Indonesia, had tsunami early warning systems monitoring the
Pacific shores where they perceived a threat.2 Because of the lack of infrastructure
to receive tsunami warnings rapidly, some have pointed out that for people on
Indonesia’s Indian Ocean shores, emergency communications were useless in many
cases.
Although most deadly tsunamis have occurred historically in the western Pacific
Ocean, there are examples of recoded events in the Atlantic. In 1692, a tsunami
generated by massive landslides in the Atlantic Puerto Rican Trench reached
Jamaica’s coast, causing an estimated 2,000 deaths. In 1775, a tsunami struck in the
eastern Atlantic Ocean on the coast of Portugal, killing an estimated 60,000 people.
More recently, in 1929, a tsunami generated in the Grand Banks region of Canada hit
Nova Scotia, killing 51.
On January 5, 2005, the House Science Committee, House Coastal Caucus, and
House Oceans Caucus co-sponsored a briefing organized by the U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS) of the Department of the Interior. One purpose of the briefing was
to consider the possible implications of the Indian Ocean tsunami for the United
States. Experts from USGS and NOAA delivered presentations on the circumstances
surrounding that tsunami disaster, and discussed current capabilities for monitoring,
detection, and early warning around the globe.4

In the past week the world has been shaken by the huge earthquake hitting Japan. This was quickly followed by a titanic tsunami which has caused massive devastation beyond the effect of the initial earthquake. The quake that registered a whopping 8.9 on the rictor scale lasted for two minutes but the effects will be felt for many years.


The quake initially shifted the largest buildings making them sway like they were toys, cracked roads and demolished buildings. It has since emerged that the quake was the largest that has ever hit the region which brings home the magnitude of the devastation caused.

Obviously the effects of this event will touch all Japanese people and it has led to the motoring giant Toyota suspending all of its auto production at its factories as they are unable to obtain parts for the production line. Some of the plants were forced to close as they were directly hit by the effects of the quake and tsunami.

The effects of this shut down will spread the effects of the quake globally and hit economies far and wide. Pictures released from local news agencies saw whole lots of finished new cars being swept away and destroyed. We are yet to hear the number of motors that have been destroyed.

Obviously the world is in shock by what has happened in Japan and everyone wants the country to recover in a very quick time. The global economies are also preparing for a huge relief effort to help the country start on its road to recovery. As many of the worlds items are produced in the region it is yet to be discovered how much this will hit the world economies.

Further fears have surfaced in the final days regarding the amount of radiation that the people may have been subjected to. Whilst the country has been in turmoil they have been fighting potential nuclear meltdowns at many of their reactors. Obviously suffering any meltdown would push further problems into the region and would severely affect any potential recovery.

It is thought some 170,000 residents have been evacuated from the region around the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant as cooling systems failed.

The devastating human and economic toll from Japan's earthquake and tsunami has jolted world markets, but top U.S. hedge fund and money managers see a bittersweet buying opportunity in companies ranging from American auto companies to small- and mid-cap Japanese stocks.

Japanese stocks on Monday posted their biggest daily decline since October 2008 as traders considered economic losses in the world's third largest economy. The Nikkei index closed off 6.2 percent and the broader TOPIX index slumped 7.5 percent.

A cautious and defensive investment stance is warranted because a prolonged slowdown in Japanese consumption in the food, retail and service sectors is likely due to electricity disruptions, Credit Suisse said in a preliminary analysis of the disaster.

But investors may benefit by exposure in sectors such as construction, metal products or construction materials, where reconstruction demand can be expected over the near term, Credit Suisse added.

U.S. hedge fund and institutional investors including Doug Kass, Martin Sass and Charles de Vaulx have staked their positions ahead of Japan's rebuilding.

Before the quake hit, International Value Advisers, manager of IVA funds, had called small- and mid-cap Japanese stocks one of its favorite investment themes for 2011 because of low price-to-book values.

IVA "added to a few positions last night," said de Vaulx, co-portfolio manager of IVA, although he declined to say which companies.

Japan was IVA's second-biggest country allocation after the United States in its Worldwide Fund, at 14.1 percent at the end of January. Astellas Pharma Inc and Secom Co Ltd were two of its top holdings.

Kass, founder of hedge fund Seabreeze Partners in Palm Beach, Florida, said the destruction of existing Japanese automobiles and the closing of automotive manufacturing plants in Japan make General Motors and Ford Motor the best investment idea to come out of the disaster.

Numerous sectors in the economy are still operating well below long-term trend lines, which bodes well for pent-up demand in the automotive sector, Kass added.

U.S. auto sales surged 27 percent in February, the best month since August 2009, when the government's "cash for clunkers" program spurred a short-lived boom. But the annualized rate remains below pre-financial crisis levels.

The global economic recovery will support aggregate growth in the months ahead, although numerous non-traditional threats remain a cloud over intermediate-term growth, Kass said.

Weakness in insurers MetLife Inc and Prudential Financial Inc provides a buying opportunity as the two companies are expected to post strong return-on-equity in coming years and trade near their tangible book value, said Sass, founder of hedge fund M.D. Sass in New York, which has $7.5 billion in assets under management.

"We don't invest directly in Japan, but we like two stocks that are particularly under pressure now -- MetLife and Prudential -- because they are most exposed to Japan, with 25 percent and 41 percent of earnings, respectively, coming from Japan," Sass said. Prudential fell 2.9 percent and MetLife 2.4 percent on Monday.

Sass said the Japanese devastation and the turmoil in the Middle East are resulting in near-term investor caution, but he still believes the equity market is in the early stages of a secular bull market that began in March 2009.

An intensive earthquake strikes in the Northern Coast of Japan at today (March 11, 2011) causing a huge tsunami. At 05:46 GMT a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake hits Japan. An Unleashing a monster 10-metre high tsunami that sink ships into the water and takes cars through the streets of coastal towns.

After 1872, the largest tsunami hit the (Bloomberg) Japan. A recorded tsunami ruined Japan today (Friday March 11, 2011). The massive 8.9 density earthquake takes place at rush hour Friday, causing a gigantic tsunami. Millions of people are witness of this heart breaking disaster. Today's temblor was the biggest since a 9.1-magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami off northern Sumatra, Indonesia in December 2004 in which 220,000 people lost their lives.

In 1995A 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Kobe, western Japan becomes the reason of death of more than 6,000 people, while the 7.9-magnitude Great Kanto Quake of 1923 destroyed 576,262 structures and killed an estimated 140,000.

According to Japanese media reports the death toll has risen to 19 and it is a starting of huge disaster. It is not the confirm number of deaths, with one official saying the "damage is so enormous that it will take us much time to gather data." Russian officials say the first tsunami waves have reached the Kuril Islands chain, with waves at Shikotan Island reaching one meter (3.3 feet) and waves at Kunashir Island 95 centimeters.

"Major damage occurred in the Tohoku area" north of Tokyo, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said in a nationally televised address after convening an emergency response team. "I call on citizens to act calmly. Especially those who are near a beach, please evacuate to higher ground to avoid the tsunami."

The Meteorological Agency of Japan is warning of further aftershocks in advance and appeals to people to keep away from coastal areas and go to higher ground, according to an official at a press conference in Tokyo shown on NHK. Aftershocks continued through to 5 p.m. Japan time.

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13 at 6 points, Naoto Kan, Japanese Prime Minister held a press conference (see right), introduces the latest disaster. He said the earthquake to Japan 65 years after World War II suffered the most serious crisis, and how to deal with this crisis will determine the future of Japan. When it comes to the last part of the time, Naoto Kan was actually choked to face the camera.

In response to the problem of inadequate power supply, the Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan 13 pm Lian Fang appointed cabinet minister of administrative reform to play part-time minister of energy-saving inspiration, and the establishment of the Prime Minister's official residence Headquarters for the supply of electricity demand. Lian Fang, 43, is the only Japanese Diet members with a Chinese background, Naoto Kan, the Cabinet is also quite popular members. Japan Media Review, Lian Fang in the current number of nuclear power plants to stop operation of the national power under a severe shortage of electricity minister to take up the burden of the relief, will face great pressure.

Japan's trade minister, Hai Jiang Tian at 13 pm Miles held an emergency news conference that, due to the earthquake, it is difficult to ensure that both supply and northeast Tokyo, so from the 14th day, according to regional rotation is likely to supply. To ensure the civil power, will be strictly limited industrial and commercial electricity, he urged the people to make less use of gas, lighting and other equipment, to minimize energy consumption.

It is essential to know about world earthquake predictions these days. The erratic earth changes happening to our planet are taking a huge toll on life and infrastructure. If you want to find out what a professional psychic reveals about world earthquake predictions read on.

The latest round of global shattering earthquakes have been intense. The destruction and devastation is on a large magnitude of scale not seen before. We are all worried. A psychic reading reveals the metaphysical side of natural disasters.

It is true after every quake the pain and human suffering is immense. It is hard to be in a happy frame of mind when you are looking at what was once a large modern building and it is now turned into a heap of rubble and ash. The seismic activity is frightening. If you ever experience an earthquake you will never forget it. Emotional trauma follows and you often need professional counseling as the emotional shock leaves its scars.

The metaphysical reason for earthquakes is a fascinating subject. It is common to hear about the fault lines the scientists talk about, and shifting of tectonic plates, and this we are used to hearing. Yet it is the metaphysical side of natural quake disasters that escapes us. Here a professional psychic helps to shed some light upon this baffling natural enigma from a more esoteric point of view.

The time of the ascension is upon us and there is a new energy upon the earth plane. It brings with it new changes and challenges. Many of these earth changes come in the form of quakes that rock many communities around the world. Much of the karma of humanity is heavy right now and karmic debts need to be paid of in human suffering and pain. It is sad but few understand how the lords of karma work.

A psychic readings gives a keen understanding on what is the esoteric reason behind quake happenings. Many countries will receive earthquakes in the near future. The 2012 Mayan Calendar points out we are at the end on a long cycle of humanity. It is the end of one cycle and the beginning of a new one cycle of promise and positive energy.

Survival skills are critical in any kind of quake disaster. Food shortages and water shortages will be common. We have to learn how to handle all of the new challenges. The time to begin this new part of our human journey is now.

Sanriku waters northeast of Japan from 9 am Richter magnitude 7.3 earthquake, the earthquake triggered tsunami waves 60 cm. There are no casualties and property damage were reported.

According to Meteorological observations, earthquake occurred at 11:45 local time (GMT 10:45), the epicenter is located in Miyagi Prefecture 160 kilometers east of stag Peninsula, near the Sanriku area, focal depth about 10 km. Miyagi, Aomori, Iwate, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima Prefecture and other places have strongly felt. Since then, took place in the same area 4 to 5.2 Richter magnitude 6.3 aftershocks ranging. Police said the two after the earthquake, were not received reports of casualties.

After the earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency Aomori to Fukushima Prefecture to the Pacific coast issued a tsunami warning and urged residents not to close to the coast near the mouth area. Since then, the Meteorological Agency in Hong Kong Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture Ishinomaki City, Ayukawa and Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture in Hong Kong observed 60 cm, 50 cm and 40 cm high waves.

According to East Japan Railway Company said, affected by the earthquake, the Tohoku Shinkansen Aomori Shiraishi Zao to a new paragraph was to ensure the safety shutdown. According to Northeast Power Company said the Miyagi earthquake did not cause damage Onagawa nuclear power plants, nuclear power plants now operating normally.

Keep up to date with psychic prediction for the year of 2011. As we commence the new year flood and earthquake predictions are rampant. But more than this they are really happening all around the world even as I write this article.

Psychics use the clairvoyant skill of precognition to foretell future warnings on upcoming disasters. This tool of divination was often used in the time of the famous prophet Nostradamus and even as far back as oracle of Delphi in Ancient Greece.

The 2011 flood and earthquake predictions are simply a reading of the energy of the planet. Psychics treat the earth as a breathing and living being. Much like we humans are alive and exist in a state of consciousness.

Not so long ago the raging floods were bearing down in Brisbane Australia with catastrophic consequences. Up to 150 millimetres of rain fell in three hours. Brisbane River broke its banks and the state of Queensland experienced the biggest floods since 1974. I felt sorry for the people as many thousands of homes were ruined. Lives were lost.

You do not have to be a psychic to understand we are all going through some very strange and erratic weather patterns around the globe. The future predictions are about the further damage that will occur on a massive scale with more floods and even earthquake turmoil. Man and material will suffer.

When flood water raises so rapidly it is very dangerous. Not having any previous experience with such a disaster many unsuspecting people were trapped in the Brisbane flood areas. Some called the Brisbane floods an inland tsunami as the water swept through the suburb of Toowoomba leaving nine people dead.

Natural disasters cause great stress for friends and relatives. Psychics have great insight into the energy behind floods and earthquakes. It is a part of their psychic toolkit.

Do you live in a region that has risks for an earthquake and/or tsunami? The recent events in Japan, New Zealand, Chile and Haiti have brought to light some catastrophic consequences for these terrible disasters.

The Japanese people are currently experiencing tremendous loss of life and destruction of property, and are in danger of a nuclear disaster. The news coverage of the tsunami rushing through the coastline of Japan, destroying everything in the path of the wave, is overwhelming. Right now, they are in danger of a core meltdown at one of the power plants.

My brother, Jeff and his girlfriend Diane were able to travel to Haiti one year ago after the earthquake. They volunteered with a project through his church, associated with Mission of Hope, and located about 10 miles northwest of Port-au-Prince. After arriving in Haiti, they were in shock at the situation. "The first thing we saw when we landed was the extreme need for food," Jeff said. He told of long lines where people waited for hours for a meal. "People had set up tent cities, and there were thousands of blue tarps," he said. "The earthquake damage was massive; there was rubble as far as you could see."

Mission of Hope has a school, a church, a medical clinic and an orphanage all established back in 1998. Jeff was impressed with the operation. "It is expanding its orphanage from 60 to 240 children. This year they will teach 2,600 young people in their school. It has a clinic open five days a week that treats about 60 patients a day."

FEMA has a great website for earthquake information. They list: What to Do Before an Earthquake, What to Do During an Earthquake and What to Do After and Earthquake. Part of emergency preparedness for a disaster is a proper plan, and to have emergency and disaster supplies on hand. There are survival kits and storage food available to buy, but here are a few things from the list.

* Flashlight and extra batteries

* Portable battery-operated radio and extra batteries

* First aid kit and manual

* Emergency food and water

* Nonelectric can opener

* Essential medicines

* Cash and credit cards

* Sturdy shoes

As with any disaster, advanced planning and preparation make the ability to survive much more likely. It also makes you better able to help others in distress. Often, there is no way to gather items from a checklist once an emergency has started. People are already in panic mode, and stores are stripped bare quickly. Survivalist gear in the home, office, school and grab and go can make you more likely to be safe and relatively comfortable.

Our hearts go out to the families of the earthquake/tsunami victims in all the locations mentioned. Disaster recovery is a long process, and we can learn from this in many ways.