For people living near or visiting the coast and coastal waterways, awareness of the tsunami risk is critical. A number of states engage in preparedness messaging campaigns this week or during the month of April to heighten awareness and teach people how to prepare and what to do in the event of a tsunami. For example:
- California’s Tsunami Preparedness Week (March 27-31)
- Alaska’s Tsunami Preparedness Week (March 26-April 1)
- Hawaii’s Tsunami Awareness Month (April)
- British Columbia’s Tsunami Preparedness Week (April 9-15)
Learn more and Help Spread the Word
- The TsunamiZone: https://www.tsunamizone.org
- Ready.gov: Tsunamis: https://www.ready.gov/tsunamis
- How to Become a TsunamiReady Community
Tsunami Info Pages by State & Territory
- Alaska: Earthquake Center
- California: Cal OES and Redwood Coast Tsunami Work Group
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Guam
- Hawaii: Emergency Management and Office of Public Health
- Oregon
- Washington