View our privacy policy. You can help when help is most needed. Give to the Red Cross. Be aware of secondary hazards such as landslides, flooding and mudflows. Before Find out if your home, school, workplace or other frequently visited locations are in tsunami hazard areas. For high risk areas, know the earthquake and tsunami plans for each location. Contact your municipality to know the risks, evacuation and alerting system in your community.
Know the sound of the alert and make sure all in your family are familiar with it and what to do. Sign up for local alerts. For up-to-date information from coast to coast to coast, the Government of Canada and the Canadian National Seismograph Network monitor significant earthquake reports in Canada.
Make a personalized preparedness emergency kit. Families should be prepared to be self-sustaining for at least three days. Kits should include practical items such as drinking water, food, cash, and a portable radio. This could include baby items, medical prescriptions, pet food, etc. During the COVID pandemic also add hygiene items such as hand sanitizer and non-medical masks to your kit to keep your family safe during an evacuation.
Know the difference between a tsunami warning and a tsunami watch: A tsunami warning means a tsunami may have been generated and could be close to your area.
A full evacuation is suggested. What to do during a Tsunami. Home Hazards Tsunamis What to do during a Tsunami. FEEL Strong local earthquakes may cause tsunamis.
Never go down to the beach to watch for a tsunami. During a tsunami : If you detect signs of a tsunami evacuate and move to higher ground at once.
If possible, stay tuned to a radio, or television or log on to the SRC website at www. Tsunamis are large ocean waves caused by major earthquakes beneath the ocean floor, or landslides into the ocean. In the U. A tsunami can occur during any season and at any time. In the event of a disaster like this, Save the Children is on the ground first, providing tsunami relief. Save the Children offers these tsunami safety tips to show parents what to do when a tsunami hits.
Talk about tsunamis. Spend time as a family discussing tsunamis. Use simple words that young children can understand. Identify hazard areas. Find out if your home, school, childcare provider, workplace or other frequently visited locations are in tsunami hazard areas.
Also, know the height of your street above sea level and the distance of your street from the coast. Share this knowledge with your relatives and friends. It could save their lives! If you are in school and you hear there is a tsunami warning: You should follow the advice of teachers and other school personnel. If you are at home and hear there is a tsunami warning: You should make sure your entire family is aware of the warning.
Your family should evacuate your house if you live in a tsunami evacuation zone. Move in an orderly, calm and safe manner to the evacuation site or to any safe place outside your evacuation zone. Follow the advice of local emergency and law enforcement authorities. If you are at the beach or near the ocean and you feel the earth shake: Move immediately to higher ground, DO NOT wait for a tsunami warning to be announced. Stay away from rivers and streams that lead to the ocean as you would stay away from the beach and ocean if there is a tsunami.
A regional tsunami from a local earthquake could strike some areas before a tsunami warning could be announced. Tsunamis generated in distant locations will generally give people enough time to move to higher ground. For locally-generated tsunamis, where you might feel the ground shake, you may only have a few minutes to move to higher ground. High, multi-storied, reinforced concrete hotels are located in many low-lying coastal areas. The upper floors of these hotels can provide a safe place to find refuge should there be a tsunami warning and you cannot move quickly inland to higher ground.
Homes and small buildings located in low-lying coastal areas are not designed to withstand tsunami impacts. Do not stay in these structures should there be a tsunami warning. Offshore reefs and shallow areas may help break the force of tsunami waves, but large and dangerous wave can still be a threat to coastal residents in these areas.
Staying away from all low-lying areas is the safest advice when there is a tsunami warning. If you are on a boat: Since tsunami wave activity is imperceptible in the open ocean, do not return to port if you are at sea and a tsunami warning has been issued for your area. Tsunamis can cause rapid changes in water level and unpredictable dangerous currents in harbours and ports. These authorities direct operations during periods of increased readiness should a tsunami be expected , including the forced movement of vessels if deemed necessary.
Keep in contact with the authorities should a forced movement of vessel be directed. Smaller ports may not be under the control of a harbor authority. If you are aware there is a tsunami warning and you have time to move your vessel to deep water, then you may want to do so in an orderly manner, in consideration of other vessels. Owners of small boats may find it safest to leave their boat at the pier and physically move to higher ground, particularly in the event of a locally-generated tsunami.
Concurrent severe weather conditions rough seas outside of safe harbor could present a greater hazardous situation to small boats, so physically moving yourself to higher ground may be the only option.
Damaging wave activity and unpredictable currents can affect harbours for a period of time following the initial tsunami impact on the coast. Contact the harbor authority before returning to port making sure to verify that conditions in the harbor are safe for navigation and berthing.
What to do after a Tsunami You should continue using a Weather Radio or staying tuned to a Coast Guard emergency frequency station or a local radio or television station for updated emergency information. The Tsunami may have damaged roads, bridges, or other places that may be unsafe. Check yourself for injuries and get first aid if necessary before helping injured or trapped persons.
If someone needs to be rescued, call professionals with the right equipment to help. Help people who require special assistance— Infants, elderly people, those without transportation, large families who may need additional help in an emergency situation, people with disabilities, and the people who care for them.
Avoid disaster areas.
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