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

October 1, 1999

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 Year	1999
Title	Surviving a tsunami: Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan
DOI	10.3133/cir1187
Authors	Brian F. Atwater, Marco V. Cisternas, Joanne Bourgeois, Walter C. Dudley, James W. Hendley, Peter H. Stauffer
Publication Type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Series Title	Circular
Series Number	1187
Index ID	cir1187
Record Source	USGS Publications Warehouse

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

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