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WH
AT
IS A
TSU
NA
MI?
A ts
unam
i is
a se
ries
of w
aves
mos
t co
mm
only
cau
sed
by a
n ea
rthq
uake
ben
eath
th
e se
a flo
or. A
s ts
unam
is e
nter
sha
llow
w
ater
nea
r la
nd, t
hey
incr
ease
in h
eigh
t and
ca
n ca
use
grea
t los
s of
life
and
pro
pert
y da
mag
e w
here
they
com
e as
hore
.R
ecen
t res
earc
h su
gges
ts th
at ts
unam
is
have
str
uck
the
Was
hing
ton
coas
t on
a re
gula
r ba
sis.
The
y ca
n oc
cur
at a
ny ti
me
of
the
day
or n
ight
, und
er a
ny a
nd a
ll w
eath
er
cond
ition
s, a
nd in
all
seas
ons.
Bea
ches
ope
n to
the
ocea
n, b
ay e
ntra
nces
, tid
al fl
ats,
and
co
asta
l riv
ers
are
espe
cial
ly v
ulne
rabl
e to
ts
unam
is.
WH
AT
IS T
HE
DIF
FERE
NC
E BE
TWEE
N A
‘D
ISTA
NT’
AN
D A
‘LO
CA
L’ T
SUN
AM
I?
Whe
n a
tsun
ami h
as b
een
gene
rate
d by
a
dist
ant e
arth
quak
e, it
will
not
rea
ch th
e W
ashi
ngto
n co
ast f
or s
ever
al h
ours
, and
th
ere
is ti
me
to is
sue
a w
arni
ng. W
hen
a ts
unam
i is
gene
rate
d by
a s
tron
g of
fsho
re
eart
hqua
ke, i
ts fi
rst w
aves
wou
ld r
each
the
oute
r co
ast m
inut
es a
fter
the
grou
nd s
tops
sh
akin
g. F
eelin
g an
ear
thqu
ake
coul
d be
yo
ur o
nly
war
ning
!
WH
AT
CA
N I
DO
TO
PRO
TEC
T M
YSEL
F FR
OM
A T
SUN
AM
I?
Dev
elop
a fa
mily
dis
aste
r pl
an. E
very
one
need
s to
kno
w w
hat t
o do
on
thei
r ow
n to
pr
otec
t the
mse
lves
in c
ase
of d
isas
ter.
Be
fam
iliar
with
loca
l ear
thqu
ake
and
tsun
ami p
lans
. Kno
w w
here
to g
o to
su
rviv
e a
tsun
ami.
Iden
tify
an e
vacu
atio
n si
te w
ithin
15
min
utes
wal
king
dis
tanc
e of
ho
me
and/
or w
ork.
Prep
are
thre
e-da
y em
erge
ncy
kits
for
your
ho
me,
aut
omob
ile, a
nd w
ork.
Take
a fi
rst a
id c
ours
e an
d le
arn
surv
ival
sk
ills.
Kno
wle
dge
is y
our
grea
test
def
ense
ag
ains
t pot
entia
l dis
aste
r.
HO
W D
O I
KNO
W W
HEN
TO
EV
AC
UA
TE?
If yo
u fe
el th
e gr
ound
sha
ke, e
vacu
ate
inla
nd
or to
hig
h gr
ound
imm
edia
tely
! A
wav
e as
hig
h as
10
feet
cou
ld r
each
th
e B
ay C
ente
r ar
ea w
ithin
an
hour
of t
he
quak
e. T
he fi
rst w
ave
is o
ften
not t
he la
rges
t; su
cces
sive
wav
es m
ay b
e sp
aced
man
y m
inut
es a
part
and
con
tinue
to a
rriv
e fo
r se
vera
l hou
rs. R
etur
n on
ly a
fter
emer
genc
y of
ficia
ls s
ay it
is s
afe.
Isol
ated
are
as m
ay n
ot r
ecei
ve o
ffici
al
war
ning
s of
dis
tant
tsun
amis
. If y
ou n
otic
e a
sudd
en d
rop
or r
ise
in s
ea le
vel,
mov
e to
hi
gh g
roun
d or
inla
nd im
med
iate
ly.
WH
ERE
DO
I EV
AC
UA
TE T
O?
The
map
sho
ws
tsun
ami h
azar
d ar
eas
in
yello
w. G
o to
the
near
est h
igh
grou
nd—
at
leas
t 50
feet
abo
ve s
ea le
vel,
if po
ssib
le. I
f yo
u do
n’t h
ave
time
to tr
avel
to h
igh
grou
nd,
but a
re n
ear
a m
ulti-
stor
y bu
ildin
g, g
o to
an
upp
er le
vel.
If yo
u ar
e on
the
beac
h an
d un
able
to g
et to
hig
h gr
ound
, go
inla
nd a
s fa
r as
you
can
(at l
east
2 m
iles)
.
WH
AT
DO
TH
E EV
AC
UA
TIO
N
SIG
NS
MEA
N?
Tsun
ami e
vacu
atio
n ro
utes
wer
e de
velo
ped
to g
uide
coa
stal
re
side
nts
and
visi
tors
to s
afer
lo
catio
ns w
hen
car
evac
uatio
n is
po
ssib
le, a
s fo
r a
dist
ant t
suna
mi.
Evac
uatio
n si
gns
have
bee
n pl
aced
alo
ng
Bay
Cen
ter
Bay
Cen
ter
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tion
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h B
end
Palix
Rd
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apa B
ay
Bay
Cen
ter
Road
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e
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erRo
ad
Bay
Cen
ter
Road
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e
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erRo
ad
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A
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101
00.
51
mile
AA
ssem
bly
area
Hig
her
grou
nd
Tsun
ami h
azar
d ar
ea
LEG
END
Evac
uatio
n ro
ute
Fire
sta
tio
n
For
a lo
cal e
arth
quak
e, if
car
eva
cuat
ion
is n
ot p
ossi
ble,
go
dire
ctly
to th
e ne
ares
t hig
h gr
ound
. Fir
e st
atio
ns a
re s
how
n as
la
ndm
arks
onl
y. D
o no
t go
ther
e fo
r he
lp—
they
will
like
ly b
e de
sert
ed. A
ssem
bly
area
s ha
ve b
een
desi
gnat
ed w
here
can
ge
t hel
p an
d se
rvic
es w
hen
you
can’
t go
hom
e.
TSUN
AMI
the
mai
n ro
ads
to d
irec
t mot
oris
ts to
hig
her
grou
nd. I
n so
me
plac
es, t
here
may
be
mor
e th
an o
ne w
ay to
rea
ch s
afer
are
as. T
hese
ro
utes
are
mar
ked
with
mul
tiple
sig
ns
show
ing
addi
tiona
l opt
ions
for
evac
uatio
n.
You
will
nee
d to
kno
w th
e ev
acua
tion
rout
es
for
your
are
a.
HO
W D
O I
GET
INLA
ND
OR
TO H
IGH
GRO
UN
D?
Car
eva
cuat
ion
may
not
be
poss
ible
if a
n ea
rthq
uake
has
dam
aged
roa
ds a
nd p
ower
lin
es a
nd r
esul
ted
in s
igni
fican
t deb
ris.
If
this
is th
e ca
se, d
o no
t try
to fo
llow
the
evac
uatio
n ro
utes
out
. Eva
cuat
e on
foot
di
rect
ly to
the
near
est h
igh
grou
nd. A
void
la
kes
and
wet
land
s, w
hich
are
pro
ne to
flo
odin
g an
d liq
uefa
ctio
n du
ring
afte
rsho
cks.
WH
AT
SHO
ULD
I H
AV
E IN
MY
EMER
GEN
CY
KIT?
You
sho
uld
prep
are
an e
mer
genc
y ki
t with
a
thre
e-da
y su
pply
of n
eces
sary
item
s fo
r ea
ch m
embe
r of
you
r fa
mily
. The
kit
shou
ld
be a
dapt
ed to
you
r ne
eds,
but
kee
p it
light
an
d m
anag
eabl
e in
cas
e yo
u m
ust e
vacu
ate
on fo
ot. H
ave
it re
ady
to g
o fo
r im
med
iate
ev
acua
tion.
Pos
sibl
e su
pplie
s in
clud
e:
M
aps
show
ing
safe
rou
tes
to h
igh
grou
nd
N
on-p
eris
habl
e fo
od a
nd c
ooki
ng a
nd
eatin
g ut
ensi
ls, i
nclu
ding
can
ope
ner
Wat
er a
nd a
wat
er p
urifi
catio
n ki
t
Fi
rst-
aid
kit a
nd p
resc
ript
ions
Plas
tic b
ags
for
wat
er s
tora
ge a
nd w
aste
Den
tal a
nd p
erso
nal h
ygie
ne it
ems
Stur
dy s
hoes
, clo
thes
, sle
epin
g ba
g, te
nt
Po
rtab
le r
adio
, hea
dlam
p/fla
shlig
ht, a
nd
extr
a ba
tteri
es
Pock
et k
nife
, whi
stle
, mat
ches
, duc
t tap
e,
and
rubb
er, l
atex
, and
hea
vy-d
uty
glov
es
WH
ERE
CA
N I
STA
Y U
NTI
L TH
IS IS
OV
ER?
Afte
r th
e im
med
iate
dan
ger
is p
ast a
nd
if th
ere
is d
amag
e to
the
degr
ee th
at y
ou
cann
ot r
etur
n ho
me,
you
sho
uld
atte
mpt
to
rea
ch a
des
igna
ted
asse
mbl
y ar
ea.
Thes
e ou
tdoo
r ar
eas
have
bee
n se
lect
ed to
fa
cilit
ate
deliv
ery
of e
mer
genc
y se
rvic
es. I
t m
ay b
e se
vera
l day
s be
fore
hel
p ca
n ar
rive
, so
if p
ossi
ble,
bri
ng y
our
own
thre
e-da
y em
erge
ncy
kit a
nd e
mer
genc
y sh
elte
r.A
ssem
bly
area
s ar
e no
t spe
cific
in te
rms
of b
ound
arie
s. Y
ou m
ay c
amp
or p
ark
in
adja
cent
are
as. D
o no
t blo
ck a
roa
dway
—le
ave
acce
ss fo
r em
erge
ncy
vehi
cles
.If
you
do n
ot h
ave
an a
ssem
bly
area
cl
ose
by, y
ou a
re u
rged
to d
evel
op a
ne
ighb
orho
od e
vacu
atio
n si
te. T
he s
ite
shou
ld b
e ou
tsid
e th
e ts
unam
i haz
ard
zone
, ea
sy to
get
to, a
nd c
apab
le o
f acc
omm
odat
- in
g th
e nu
mbe
r of
peo
ple
expe
cted
. If i
t is
on
priv
ate
prop
erty
, you
will
nee
d th
e pe
rmis
sion
of t
he o
wne
r. In
form
you
r C
ount
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erge
ncy
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of t
he s
ite’s
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tion.
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gnat
ed a
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bly
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is a
long
bo
th s
ides
of S
outh
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lix R
oad.
Afte
r a
maj
or e
arth
quak
e, lo
cal b
ridg
es m
ay n
ot b
e sa
fe fo
r ca
rs, b
ut s
houl
d su
ppor
t foo
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duce
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hing
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e D
epar
tmen
t of N
atur
al R
esou
rces
, D
ivis
ion
of G
eolo
gy a
nd E
arth
Res
ourc
es,
in c
oope
ratio
n w
ith lo
cal e
mer
genc
y m
anag
emen
t offi
cial
s.
WH
EN Y
OU
FEE
L A
N E
ART
HQ
UA
KE:
Prot
ect y
ours
elf—
drop
, cov
er, h
old
until
the
eart
hqua
ke is
ove
r
G
rab
your
thre
e-da
y em
erge
ncy
kit
Mov
e qu
ickl
y in
land
to h
igh
grou
nd
and
away
from
low
-lyi
ng c
oast
al a
reas
Evac
uate
on
foot
if a
t all
poss
ible
be
caus
e of
pot
entia
l roa
d da
mag
e an
d tr
affic
jam
s
D
o no
t wai
t for
an
offic
ial w
arni
ng
D
o no
t pac
k or
del
ay
Li
sten
to N
OA
A W
eath
er R
adio
or
your
loca
l rad
io s
tatio
n fo
r in
form
atio
n on
she
lter
loca
tions
and
em
erge
ncy
broa
dcas
ts
B
e al
ert f
or a
fters
hock
s
D
o no
t ret
urn
to th
e ts
unam
i haz
ard
zone
unt
il em
erge
ncy
offic
ials
say
it is
sa
fe to
ret
urn
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ted
on r
ecyc
led
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r Ju
ly 2
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ami!
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mi!
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ami!
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