this tsunami hit in Koh Lanta and caused a massive flood                                            

                                                           this is a tsunami that hit and it caused this

AFTER A TSUNAMI:

• Help injured or trapped people.
• Stay out of a building if water remains around it. Tsunami waters can cause buildings to sink, floors to crack, or walls to collapse.
• When re-entering homes, use extreme caution.
• Check for gas leaks.
• Open windows and doors to help dry things out.
• Look for fire hazards.

A tsunami is a large wave that is caused by sudden movement on the ocean floor.That sudden movement could be an earhtquake,a powerful volcanic eruption,or any kind of landslides.

If the earthquake that causes a tsunami happens be far from the shore there will only be a little amount of time for authorities to issue a tsunamis warning.If a tsunami is close to shore  there may only be only minutes between an earthquake and the first wave.If the ground shakes and you feel it and you know an earthquake has occured or if you see a change in the sea level you should evacuate to high grounds as soon as possible

In the recorded history of tsunamis, this was the BIGGEST TSUNAMI... ever...

Biggest Tsunami Countdown #1: The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake

On the morning after Christmas, a 9.15 magnitude undersea earthquake triggered a series of events that would forever change the way we looked at the water. Within hours of the earthquake, the coasts of Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and other countries, were deluged with waves, some as high as 49 feet. Source:

With over 310,000 people killed in a dozen countries, it has become known as one of the most deadliest disasters of modern history. Source:

Tsunami is a wave that is caused  by an earthquake that either happens under water or it happens by oceanic plates grinding each other. A tsunami is a Japanese word that means big wave. Did you know that the first tsunami was in Sandiego, California on May, 23, 1960. A tsunami is a horrible thing but it helps some of the enviorment which is an ok thing. Tsunamis are waves that can cause major flooding and it can causes lots of deaths. Tsunamis also leave many homeless. A tsunami can only be 100 meters in legth from front to back. The effect of a tsunami is horible for many of 1,000 people that don't get to saftey in time for the disaster. Hey did you know that a tsunami is accutly measured by a seismograph that scientist use for volcanoes and earthquakes.

Most tsunamis occur in the Pacific ocean as it is located on a plate mostly made of water. The Pacific ocean is also surrounded by the Ring of Fire, a highly active volcano and earthquake zone. The Ring of Fire circles the ocean from Alaska down to the west coasts of North and South America and up along the east coast of Asia, taking in parts of China, Japan and Russia. Tsunamis can only occur in coastal regions; islands are the main targets.

Major Tsunamis