BANDA ASCHE, INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE
AND TSUNAMI
DECEMBER 26, 2004
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Disaster Reduction, Vienna,
Virginia, USA Virginia, USA
GREAT SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE-INDIAN OCEAN
TSUNAMI DISASTER
DECEMBER 26, 2004
LOCATION
BEFORE AND AFTER THE DISASTER
• SOURCE OF IMAGES: SPACE IMAGING/CRISP-SINGAPORE
• NOTE: A TSUNAMI CAN TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF 800 KM/HR IN THE DEEP OCEAN
BEFORE DECEMBER 26, 2004 EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI
AFTER DECEMBER 26, 2004 EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI
BEFORE DECEMBER 26, 2004 EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI
AFTER DECEMBER 26, 2004 EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI
BEFORE DECEMBER 26, 2004 EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI
AFTER DECEMBER 26, 2004 EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI
BEFORE DECEMBER 26, 2004 EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI
AFTER DECEMBER 26, 2004 EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI
DECEMBER 26, 2004 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI
DISASTER• TRIGGERED BY A SHALLOW, M 9.3
EARTHQUAKE LOCATED 260 KM (155 MI) FROM BANDA ACEH, SUMATRA
• TSUNAMI WAVES WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 10 M AND RUNUP OF 3.3 KM OR MORE ON COASTS OF 12 NATIONS
• NO WARNING SYSTEM
DECEMBER 26, 2004 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI
DISASTER
• AS MANY AS 220,000 PEOPLE KILLED (120,000 ON INDONESIA) AND 500,000 INJURED
• IMMEDIATE NEED FOR FOOD, WATER, AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO PREVENT “A DISASTER AFTER THE DISASTER”
DECEMBER 26, 2004 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI DISASTER
• MILLIONS DISPLACED FROM HOMES
• BILLIONS OF DOLLARS NEEDED FOR RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND RECONSTRUCTION
• INTERNATIONAL AID WAS COORDINATED BY UN, USA, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, & JAPAN
DECEMBER 26, 2004 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI
DISASTER• MILLIONS DISPLACED FROM
HOMES• BILLIONS OF DOLLARS NEEDED
FOR RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND RECONSTRUCTION
• INTERNATIONAL AID WAS COORDINATED BY UN, USA, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, & JAPAN
MITIGATION MEASURES
• PREVENTION (CONTROL THE SOURCE)
• PROTECTION (BUILD TO WITHSTAND)
• LAND-USE CONTROL
MITIGATION MEASURES
• SITE MODIFICATION • ALERT/WARNING • RESPONSE TO
ALERT/WARNING• EVACUATION• RECOVERY and
RECONSTRUCTION