10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT SUMATRA

EARTHQUAKE - INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI DISASTER

DECEMBER 26, 2004

BEFORE AND AFTER THE

DISASTER

• SOURCE OF IMAGES: SPACE IMAGING/CRISP-SINGAPORE

• NOTE: A TSUNAMI CAN TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF 800 KM/HR IN THE DEEP OCEAN

BEFORE DECEMBER 26, 2004

EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI

AFTER DECEMBER 26, 2004

EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI

BEFORE DECEMBER 26, 2004

EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI

AFTER DECEMBER 26, 2004

EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI

BEFORE DECEMBER 26, 2004

EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI

AFTER DECEMBER 26, 2004

EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI

BEFORE DECEMBER 26, 2004

EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI

AFTER DECEMBER 26, 2004

EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI

DECEMBER 26, 2004 INDONESIA

EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI

DISASTER

• TRIGGERED BY A SHALLOW, M 9.3 EARTHQUAKE LOCATED 260 KM (155 MI) FROM BANDA ACEH, SUMATRA

• TSUNAMI WAVES WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 10 M AND RUNUP OF 3.3 KM OR MORE ON COASTS OF 12 NATIONS

• NO WARNING SYSTEM

DECEMBER 26, 2004 INDONESIA

EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI

DISASTER

• AS MANY AS 220,000 PEOPLE KILLED (120,000 ON INDONESIA) AND 500,000 INJURED

• IMMEDIATE NEED FOR FOOD, WATER, AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO PREVENT “A DISASTER AFTER THE DISASTER”

DECEMBER 26, 2004 INDONESIA

EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI DISASTER

• MILLIONS DISPLACED FROM

HOMES

• BILLIONS OF DOLLARS NEEDED

FOR RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND

RECONSTRUCTION

• INTERNATIONAL AID WAS

COORDINATED BY UN, USA,

INDIA, AUSTRALIA, & JAPAN

MITIGATION MEASURES

• PREVENTION

(CONTROL THE

SOURCE)

• PROTECTION

(BUILD TO

WITHSTAND)

• LAND-USE

CONTROL

MITIGATION MEASURES

• SITE MODIFICATION

• ALERT/WARNING

• RESPONSE TO

ALERT/WARNING

• EVACUATION

• RECOVERY and

RECONSTRUCTION