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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.