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Japan Earthquake & Tsunami and What They Mean for the U.S.
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the multi-agency National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) joins with the rest of the United States and indeed the rest of the world in expressing our concern to the Japanese people as they recover from their historic magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who were affected by this ongoing tragedy. Immediately after the earthquake, NOAA's [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center both issued tsunami warnings for Hawaii, the U.S. West Coast, Alaska and the island territories in the Pacific. Fortunately, the tsunami generated by this earthquake which hit Hawaii and the West Coast caused relatively minor damage that was generally limited to beach front and harbor facilities. However, past tsunamis have been far worse, and the caution shown by Federal, State and local officials was certainly warranted. One only has to look back to 1960, when an earthquake in Chile resulted in a 35 ft tsunami in Hilo, Hawaii that killed 61 people to see that their caution was justified." This document details what happened in Japan on March 11, 2011 and what we can do in the U.S. to increase our individual and community resilience from an earthquake and/or tsunami event. This also includes recommended FEMA publications and useful web links for additional resources.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Mahoney, Michael
2011-03-17
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Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and What They Mean for the U.S.
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the multi-agency National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) joins with the rest of the United States and
indeed the rest of the world in expressing our concern to the Japanese people as they recover
from their historic magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami. Our thoughts and prayers go
out to all who were affected by this ongoing tragedy.
Immediately after the earthquake, NOAA's [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and West Coast
and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center both issued tsunami warnings for Hawaii, the U.S. West
Coast, Alaska and the island territories in the Pacific. Fortunately, the tsunami generated by this
earthquake which hit Hawaii and the West Coast caused relatively minor damage that was
generally limited to beach front and harbor facilities. However, past tsunamis have been far
worse, and the caution shown by Federal, State and local officials was certainly warranted. One
only has to look back to 1960, when an earthquake in Chile resulted in a 35 ft tsunami in Hilo,
Hawaii that killed 61 people to see that their caution was justified."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.); National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (U.S.)
Mahoney, Michael
2011-03-17
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