Tsunami SMS Warning System
Could Save Your Life

At last, a reliable Tsunami Warning System that will protect you and your family from a tsunami. If you live at the seaside or if you are
taking a holiday in any coastal area around the world,
your mobile phone will be your lifeline.

Subscribe to TsunamiSMS and feel assured that you will be sent an
SMS message if a tsunami threatens the safety of you or your family.
A message will be sent to your mobile phone
anywhere in the world if you have GSM coverage.
  

   
                                                                                  
Warning Signs

  It’s important to be aware of Tsunami Warning Signs:
  • An earthquake is a natural tsunami warning. If you feel a strong quake, do not stay in a place where you may be exposed to a tsunami. Listen to the radio or television for any information or alerts. If you are subscribed to TsunamiSMS make sure your mobile phone is always switched on and that the ring tone is loud enough to hear, even when you are asleep. If you have not yet taken the precaution to subscribe to TsunamiSMS, click here.
     
  • Witnesses have reported that an approaching tsunami is sometimes preceded by a noticeable fall or rise in the water level. If you see the ocean receding unusually rapidly or far it's a sign that a big wave may be on its way. Go to high ground immediately or make your way at least five kilometers inland.
     
  • Remember that a tsunami is a series of waves and that the first wave may not be the most dangerous. The danger from a tsunami can last for several hours after the arrival of the first wave. A tsunami wave train may come as a series of surges that are five minutes to an hour apart. The cycle may be marked by a repeated retreat and advance of the ocean. Stay out of danger until you hear it is safe.
     
  • A tsunami surge may be small at one point of the shore and large at another point a short distance away. Do not assume that because there is minimal sign of a tsunami in one place it will be like that everywhere else.
     
  • Stay away from rivers and streams that lead to the ocean.
     
  • To download a helpful PDF brochure - " Sensing a Tsunami "
       from the International Tsunami Information Centre, click here.

     

 

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