World tsunami

awareness day
 Tsunami
• Tsunamis travel across the open ocean at great speeds an
build into large deadly waves in the shallow water of a shoreline
• A tsunami is a large ocean wave that
is caused by sudden motion on the
ocean floor.
Some of the major reasons for formation of
tsunamis are as follows::
• (i) Undersed earthquakes
• (ii) Landslides
• (iii) Volcanic Eruptions
• (iv) Meteorites and Asteroids
Indian ocean tsunami dec 26 2004

• The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (also known as

the Boxing Day Tsunami) occurred
• A series of large tsunami waves up to 30 metres
(100 ft) high were created by the underwater
seismic activity
• The event is known by the scientific community
as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake
 Sumatra tsunami oct 25 2010
• The 2010 Mentawai earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.8
on 25 October off the western coast of Sumatra
• The earthquake occurred on the same fault that
produced the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
• Movement on this structure has been responsible
for many large historical megathrust earthquakes.
 Indonasia tsunami dec 22 2018
• On 22 December 2018, a tsunami that followed an eruption and partial
collapse of the Anak Krakatau volcano in the
Sunda Strait struck several coastal regions of
Banten in Java and Lampung in Sumatra,
Indonasia
• At least 426 people were killed and 14,059
were injured.
 Krakatoa tsunami august 26 1883
• The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait began on the afternoon
of Sunday, 26 August 1883—with origins as early
as May of that year—and peaked on the late
morning of Monday, 27 August 1883
• when over 70% of the island of Krakatoa and its
surrounding archipelago were destroyed as it
collapsed into a caldera.
 Tohoku tsunami mar 11 2011
• It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and the fourth
most powerful earthquake in the world
since mordern record-keeping began in
1900
• The number of confirmed deaths is
15,894 as of June 10, 2016, according to
the reconstruction agency.
• More than 2,500 people are still reported missing.
 Time to recover from tsunami
• Clean up and dry your home quickly after the storm or flood ends- within
24 to 48 hours if possible.
• Japan's Desolate Recovery From the tsunami.
He country's land and people are
still recovering from the 2011
THANK YOU
KANISHKA,DEJASWINI,
KEERTHANA,ABITHA,ATCHAYA,
HARSHINI.