By now all of us have seen the tragedy of the tsunamis in Asia. There have
been other tsunami disasters.
Some notable tsunami disasters are:
"July 17, 1998, an offshore quake triggers a wave that strikes the north coast of Papua-New Guinea, killing some 2,000 people and leaving thousands more homeless.
March 28, 1964, Good Friday earthquake in Alaska sends out a wave swamping much of the Alaskan coast and destroying three villages. The wave kills 107 people in Alaska, four in Oregon and 11 in California as it sweeps down the West Coast.
June 15, 1896, the Sanriku tsunami strikes Japan without warning. A wave estimated at more than 70 feet high hits a crowd gathered to celebrate a religious festival, killing more than 26,000 people."1
Michigan is not earthquake free. The last natural earthquake to happen in Michigan happened on October 23, 2001 in Prarie Lake and was a magnitude 2.9. You can find more information at http://www.msu.edu/~fujita/earthquake/eqinfo.html#michigan.
This display will give you more information on tsunamis, the earthquakes that cause them, and what can be done to protect people.
U.S.Documents
Tsunami Atlas for the Coasts of the United States, Y 3.N 88:25/1106
The Plan to Coordinate NEHRP Post-Earthquake Investigations, I 19.4/2:1242
Crustal Deformation at the Leading Edge of the Oregon Coast Range Block, Offshore Washington, I 19.16:1661-A
Implications for Earthquake Risk Reduction in the United States from the Kocaeli, Turkey, Earthquake of August 17, 1999, I 19.4/2:1193
Risks and Hazards: A State by State Guide, FEM 1.8:R 49
Tsunami Engineering, D 103.42/6:6
Marine Geology and Earthquake Hazards of the San Pedro Shelf Region, Southern California, I 19.16:1687
The Hokkaido Nansei-Oki Earthquakes, C 55.2:H 68
U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Maps, I 19.2:M 32/23
Proceedings, Tsunami Symposium: Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, C 55.602:T 78
Communication Plan for Tsunami Warning System, C 55.102:T 78/2/980
Earthquakes in Central California 1980-1984, C 55.2:Ea 7/6
The Livermore Earthquake of January 24, 1980, C 55.2:Ea 7/6/photos
Earthquake History of the United States, C 4.2:Ea 7/4/pt.1
Earthquake Investigation in the United States, C 4.2:Ea 7/3/929
Safety and Survival in an Earthquake, I 19.2:Ea 7/3/990
Family Earthquake Safety Home Hazard Hunt and Drill, FEM 1.2:Ea 7/5
Earthquake Safety Checklist, FEM 1.2:Ea 7/2/985
Las Aventuras de Julia y Rene`: Los Mellizos Desastre, FEM 1.2:D 63/SPAN
The Adventures of Julia and Robbie: The Disaster Twins, FEM 1.2:D 63/2003
Earthquakes, C 55.2:Ea 7/13
The Day the Earth Shook, A 13.13:SA 3/2
Earthquakes, FEM 1.2:T 72/2002
Tsunami - General Slide Set, C 55.2:T 78/2
Tsunamis! C 55.2:T 78/3/991
Catalog of Hawaiian Earthquakes, 1823-1959, I 19.16:1623
The Severity of an Earthquake, I 19.2:EA 7/16/2000
Earthquakes, I 19.2:EA 7/26/998
Atlas of Natural Hazards in the Hawaiian Coastal Zone, I 19.91:I-2761
Earthquake and Tsunami Data Services and Publications, C 55.219/2:15/985-2/rev.
Tsunami!: The Great Waves, C 55.102:T 78/3
Saving Lives Through Earthquake Mitigation in Los Angeles, California, HH 1.2:EA 7/3
Sobreviviendo a un Tsunami: Lecciones de Chile, Hawaii, y Jap`on, I 19.4:1218/SPAN
Architects and Earthquakes, NS 1.2:Ar 2
Surviving a Tsunami-Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan, I 19.4/2:1187
The Major Tsunamis of 1992: Nicaragua and Indonesia, C 55.2:T 78/5
Tsunamis!, C 55.2:T 78/4/994
United States Tsunamis (Including United States Possessions) 1690-1988, C 55.202:T 78
These titles are good, but are microforms:
Tsunami Inundation Model Study of Eureka and Crescent City, California, C 55.13/2:ERL PMEL-103
Tsunami Hazard and Community Preparedness in Alaska, C 55.13/2:NWS AR-29
Seismic Vulnerability of New Highway Construction, TD 2.30:00-098
The Earthquake in India, Y 4.IN 8/16:EA 7
Foreshocks and Aftershocks of the Great 1857 California Earthquake, I 19.76:98-465
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1990-1995, I 19.76:97-494
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG.105-299
Type 16 Flood Insurance Study: Tsunami Predictions
for the West Coast of the Continental
United States, D 103.24/2:H-78-26
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1985-1989, I 19.76:92-291
The 10 June 1996 Andreanov Tsunami Database, C 55.36:ERL PMEL-64
Tsunami Warning System Workshop Report, C 55.13/2:ERL PMEL-105
Canadian Documents
Tsunami Runup Mapping as an Emergency Preparedness Planning Tool, Canada D82-41/1-1996
International Documents
Catalogue of Tide Gauges in the Pacific, GC7.I5 no.29
Tsunami Research Symposium 1974, GC219.T77 1974
Building Safer Cities: The Future of Disaster Risk, HV551.2 .D582 no.3
Seismic Impacts on a Metropolis, TH1095.S45 1993
Du shi fang zai zheng ce, HC13.U5 no.11
Proceedings of the International Seminar on Earthquake Engineering, TH1095.I48 1964
Tsunami Glossary: A Glossary of Terms and Acronyms Used in the Tsunami Literature, GC7.I5 no.37
The Skopje Earthquake of 26 July 1963, QE536.U5 1968
Earthquake History of the United States, QE535.C63 1973
Skopje Resurgent: The Story of a United Nations Special Fund Town Planning Project, JX1977.8 .T4 U53 1970
The Tsunami if the Alaskan Earthquake, 1964: Engineering Evaluation, Basil W. Wilson and Alf Torum, GC222.A5 W4
1 http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/tsunami.timeline.ap/, Timeline: Tsunami disasters, CNN.com, posted December 27, 2004
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