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.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1999 |
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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 |