The Indian Ocean Tsunami Chul Min Park Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Korea Advanced Inst. of Science & Technology Daejeon, Korea (South) Lab. Seminar
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab * for information of the tsunami * for animation and photos serc.carleton.edu, for satellite photos for videos of tsunami disaster References * : U.S. Geological Survey * : Incorporated Research Institution for Seismology
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 3 Introduction Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake Before and After (Tsunami Disaster) Conclusion Contents
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 4 Introduction Definition of the tsunami A tsunami is a series of water waves generated by a disturbance in the ocean. Earthquakes account for about 90% of all tsunamis.
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 5 About the tsunami tsunami : Japanese word with the English translation, “ 津波 : harbor wave.” In 1946, an earthquake occurred at Unimak Is., AK. A city in Hawaii was devastated by the tsunami which occurred at Unimak Is., AK. The wave was called the tsunami by a Japanese at the first time. PTWC * was established at Ewa Beach, Hawaii in 1949 adopt international terminology at ICSU * in 1963 * : Pacific Tsunami Warning Center * : International Council for Science
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 6 Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 Date-Time Sunday, December 26,2004 at 00:58:53 (UTC) Location °N °E Depth 30km Region Off the west coast of northern sumatra
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 7 Background of the tsunami
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 8 Tsunami travel time for the entire Indian ocean
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 9 Casualty and International relief Regional map of tsunami-affected areas
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 10 Tsunami death tolls CountryDeathMissing Indonesia173,9817,274 Sri Lanka29,854 6,007 India10,7495,640 Thailand5,3133,396 Somalia150 Maldives8226 Malaysia686 Myanmar59 Korea128 Total220,000 Monday. January 24, 2005 CNN
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 11 H istorical earthquake disasters DatePlaceFatalitiesMagnitude January 23, 1556Shensi, China830, July 27, 1976Tangshan, China255, December 26, 2004Sumatra, Indonesia220, December 16, 1920Ningxia-Kansu, China200, May 22, 1927Tsinghai, China200, September 1, 1923Kanto, Japan143, August 17, 1999Izmit, Turkey17, February 29,1960Agadir, Morocco10, September 19,1985Michoacan, Mexico9, January 16, 1995Kobe, Japan5, (USGS)
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 12 CountryFundCountryFund Australia815.00Italy95.00 ADB675.00China83.00 Germany660.00Canada80.00 EU529.30Sweden80.00 Japan500.00Denmark76.83 USA350.00Spain68.02 World Bank250.00Finland66.16 Norway181.90South Korea50.00 Britain96.00North Korea0.15 Total5, (in millions of U.S. dollars) Monetary contribution pledged by governments Sunday. January 9, 2005 CNN
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 13 Before and After (Tsunami Disaster) Photos Meulaboh, Indonesia
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Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 16 K alutala, Sri Lanka
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Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 18 K hao Lak, Thailand
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 19 Koh Lanta, Thailand Videos
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 20 Phuket, Thailand
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 21 Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 22 Conclusion Nature, as we have learned from the tsunami, has its own timetable. Unless we learn how to respect it, we will all miss the boat.
Structural Dynamics & Vibration Control Lab. 23 No one pretends that we can prevent or alter the forces of nature. Rather, we have to learn to cope with them. There are now calls for improved tsunami early warning systems