Earthquakes & Tsunamis Safety Moment Are we prepared?

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Earthquakes & Tsunamis Safety Moment Are we prepared?

Geological Setting of Japan’s Earthquakes 2 Pacific Plate (Pacific Ocean) Eurasian Plate (Russia) Philippine Plate Hawaii Japan Australia Mag. 9 quake 11 March km deep Japan lies along the “Ring of Fire” subduction zone that is prone to earthquakes and volcanoes Pacific Plate Philippine Plate Subduction zone cartoon Cartoon location

Impact of Tsunamis 3 Effect of tsunami generated from the March 11 th 9.0 earthquake, Natori, Japan Birth of a mega-wave (tsunami) The destructive forces of earthquakes are often compounded by the passage of deadly Tsunamis Natori, Japan BEFORE AFTER

The Risk of Earthquakes and Tsunamis is Real! Earthquake epicenters Mag Barbados St. Lucia Grenada Trinidad Venezuela 100 km March 27 th March 16 th March 4 th 5 Earthquakes between 16 th Feb to 27 th March 2011 Atlantic Plate1 Caribbean Plate Kick ‘em Jenny volcano, Grenada, is an active subsea volcano, 200m below the sea surface Are we doing enough to mitigate against this danger? 1) Individual, 2) Company, 3) Country, 3) Region