Are there tsunami risks in the Indian Ocean in 2011?

However, less reported, albeit real, is its impact in the islands of the Indian Ocean more than 1,000 miles away from its epicenter. read more

The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004, sparked by a massive 9.2-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia, exposed the region’s lack of preparedness. The estimated 227,000 fatalities hailed from 14 countries across the Indian Ocean, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand hardest-hit. read more

The development of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and mitigation System (IOTWS) has occurred rapidly over the past few years and there are now a number of centres that perform tsunami modelling, both for risk assessment and for the provision of forecasts and warnings. read more