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Tsunamis in Alaska and Around the World
The Alaska Tsunami modeling group just finished a tsunami hazard assessment for the community of Homer where they mapped the probable extent of inundation generated by earthquakes as large as the 2011 Tohuku earthquake in Japan as well as inundation caused by local submarine landslides in Kachemak Bay.
Alaska is the largest tsunami “producer” in the United States. These tsunamis have the potential to reach Alaska coastal communities within minutes of the earthquake. Saving lives and property depends on how well a community is prepared.
One member of the modeling group, Elena Suleimani of the Geophysical Institute at University of Alaska Fairbanks, will be in Homer December 13th to give a presentation titled Tsunamis In Alaska and Around the World. Elena will share the tragic lessons learned from two recent catastrophic tsunamis (one in 2004 in the Indian Ocean and one in 2011 in Japan) to reduce the potential damage and fatalities from future disasters.
Join us, December 13th at 6:00 pm at the Homer Public Library.
