TSU NAM I

- A Tsunami, also known as a seismic sea wave, is a

series of huge water waves that can cause great
devastration and loss of life when they strike a coast.
 The word “Tsunami”

The word Tsunami comes from the two

JAPANESE words:-
Tsu:- harbor
Nami:- wave
- Tsunami are sometimes incorrectly called “Tidal
waves”, but Tsunamis are not caused by the Tides.

- Tides are caused by the gravitational force of the

moon on the sea.

- Regular waves are caused by the

wind.
 Definition
1. “A Tsunami is a very large waves, often caused by
an earthquake that flows onto the land and
destroys things.”
2. “A Tsunami is a huge wave or water wall that can
cause massive amounts of damage.”
3. “A very large & distructive wave, generally caused
by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such
as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.”
 Causes of Tsunami

-A tsunami starts when a huge volume of water is quickly

shifted.
- The rapid movement can happen as a result of an
underwater earthquake, a rock slide, a volcanic eruption,
or another highenergy event.
- After the huge volume of water has moved, the resulting
wave is very long but not very tall.
- The wave spreads across the sea in all directions.
- It can travel great distance from the source at
tremendous speed.
 EARTHQUAKE
- Most Tsunamis are caused by underwater
earthquakes, but not all underwater earthquakes
cause Tsunamis.
- An earthquake has to be over about magnitude 6.75
on the RICHTER SCALE for it to cause a Tsunami.

- About 90% of all Tsunamis occur in the PACIFIC

ocean.
 LANDSLIDES

- Resulting in rockfalls, ice-falls or underwater

landslides can generate displacement of water to
creat a Tsunami.
- More after than thought, submarine landslides are
often caused by earthquakes.
 VOLCANIC ERUPTION

- Volcanic disturbance can generate waves by the

sudden displacement of water caused by a volcanic
explosion, by a volcano`s slope failure.
 The size of a Tsunami

- The Tsunami`s have an extremely long wavelength

upto several hundred miles long.
-In the deep sea, a Tsunami`s height can be only about
1 meter (3 ft.) tall.
- Tsunamis are often barely visible when they are in
the deep sea. This makes Tsunami detection in the
deep sea very difficult.
 The SPEED of a Tsunami

- A Tsunami can travel at well over 970 kph (600 mph)

in the open ocean, as fast as a JET flies.

- It can take only a few hours for a Tsunami to travel

across an entire ocean.

- A regular wave (generated by the wind) travels at

upto about 90 km/hr.
 Effect of Tsunami

Damage to life and property

- A Tsunami can be very tragic on the human
population if proper mitigation and evacuation
measures are not followed.
- Major losses of life & property will take place.
- One such event was the 2004 indian ocean Tsunami.
- According to official estimates in India 10136 people
were killed and thousamds made homeless when a
Tsunami triggered by the 2004.
 Environlental Impacts
- Tsunami not only destroy human life, but have a
devastrating effect on Insects, Animals, Plants and
natural resources.
- It uproots trees and plants and destroys animals
habitat such as nesting sites for birds.
- Land animals are killed by pollution if dangerous
chemicals are washed away into the sea, thus
poisoning the marine life.
- Solid waste and disaster debris are the most critical
environmental problem faced by a Tsunami hit
country.
 DISEASES
- Tsunami waves and the water are very destructive.

- The area closed to the coast are flooded with sea

water, damaging the infrastructure such as a sewage
and fresh water supply for drinking.

- Flooding and contamination of drinking water can

cause disease to spread in the Tsunami hit areas.
 MANAGEMENT

PRE-TSUNAMI

1. First we have to know is our home comes

under Tsunami prone zone or not.
2. We have to discuss about the Tsunami with
family members.
3. Listen the disaster information in T.V. & Radio.
4. Follow the advice given by the local officers.
 DURING TSUNAMI

1. Inform the family members when

you get early warning about
Tsunami.
2. Leave the home and go to save
place.
 POST TSUNAMI

1. First aid the injured part of body.

2. Special care for old & infant.
3. Check of electric system of home.
4. Check the home.
 Example

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake & Tsunami

- The 2004 Indian ocean earthquake was undersea

megathrust earthquake that occurred on Sunday 26
December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast
of Sumatra, Indonesia.
- The earthquake was caused when the Indian
plate was subducted by the Burma plate and
triggered a series of devastating Tsunami.

- Along the coasts of most landmasses

bordering the Indian ocean, killing over
230000 people in 14 countries and inundating
coastal communities with waves up to 30
meters(100 ft.) high.
 - It was one of the deadliest natural
disasters in recorded history.

- Indonesia was the hardest hit country,

followed by Sri-Lanka, India, Thailand.
-With a magnitude of 9.1-9.3 it is the
3rd largest earthquake ever recorded on
a seismograph.

-It caused the entire planet to vibrate

as much as 1 centimetre.
- The resulting Tsunami was given
various names, including the 2004
Indian Ocean Tsunami, South Asian
Tsunami, Indonesian Tsunami, The
Christmas & The Boxing Day
Tsunami.
 Submitted To,
Sh. J.L.Salam
(Course Teacher)
Submitted By,
P. Lokesh
Paresh Bharadwaj
Pinky Kange
Prafulla Sonkar
Prakash chakradhari

Thank you,