Surviving a tsunami: lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan

Circular 1187
Revised and reprinted 2005. See also Spanish version, CIR 1218
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Abstract

Actions that save lives, and actions that cost lives, as recounted by eyewitnesses to the tsunami from the largest earthquake ever measured--the magnitude 9.5 earthquake in Chile on May 22, 1960.
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Surviving a tsunami: lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan
Series title Circular
Series number 1187
ISBN 0607928441
DOI 10.3133/cir1187
Edition Version 1.1 2005
Year Published 1999
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ;
Description 18 p. :ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;22 x 28 cm.
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