So it is advised that if a person is in a coastal community and feel the shaking of a strong earthquake, he may have only minutes until a
tsunami arrives.
'There is a history of Makran causing an earthquake in 1945 which resulted in a
tsunami leading to deaths in Oman and the probabilistic data show it could hit again but we don't know when,' he said.
The US Pacific
Tsunami Warning Center was established in 1949 following the 1946 Aleutian Island Earthquake and
tsunami that resulted in 165 casualties in Hawaii.
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"Instability of the slope of an active volcano can create a rock slide that moves a large volume of water, creating local
tsunami waves that can be very powerful.
To a question, he said, 'According to our systems' calculations a possible
Tsunami wave would take 22-23 minutes to hit Gwadar area and reach Karachi in 3-4 hours with reduced magnitude as compared to the one hitting the earlier.'
Indicative panels should be fixed at all the seashore to guide people about the safe regions during the
tsunami.
Southeast Asia has already been hit by a series of devastating
tsunamis this year, including the recent disaster in Indonesia which has caused over 1600 deaths.
The press statement, however, was misinterpreted by the DMC East and it issued a circular stating that in pursuance of the press release issued by the chief meteorologist, scattered rain, thundershowers, and
tsunami are expected in Karachi in September next year.
Hence my hope is to also see a Sabah
tsunami and a Sarawak
tsunami.
We only got to know about this after the 2004
Tsunami in Indonesia." He said the Bangladesh government has already taken many initiatives to minimize the loss, if
Tsunami hits.