2. In Japanese… “tsu” means harbor “nami” means wave Tsunami = harbor wave

4.  The December 26, 2004 tsunami was caused by an undersea earthquake that occurred at 7:58 a.m. local time.  The earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean off the northwestern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.  The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0, making it the largest since a 9.2 earthquake hit off the coast of Alaska in 1964.

6. Indonesia 242,347Sri Lanka 30,957 India 16,389Thailand 5,393 Somalia 298Maldives 82 Malaysia 68 Mynamar 61 Tanzania 10 Bangladesh 2 Kenya 1 Total 295,608

7. Satellite before and after

8. Aerial before and after

9. Water receding to the Indian Ocean

11. Swedish tourist and courageous mother, Karin Svaerd (right inset), runs into the water to save her children from the tsunami in Thailand. They all survived. The three children are (from left to right): Filip, 11; Anton, 14; and Viktor, 10

14. Does the United States face a tsunami threat? West Coast sits on Pacific Ring of Fire East Coast threatened by Canary Islands volcanic activity

15. Prevention???Nope!!!! Precaution & Protection??? Yep!!!