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A Magnitude 9.2 Earthquake was simulated as part of IOWave16
An enormous earthquake of 9.2 magnitude was artificially simulated in the morning of 7 September near the south of Sumatra in Indonesia in order to…
Category: IOWave Exercises
Tsunami Mock Drill carried out in West Godavari Dist, India
A video of an IOWave16 tsunami drill carried out in West Godavari Dist in India, by I News.
Media Coverage on IOWave16 India
The IOWave16 Tsunami Exercise in India has been covered widely by local, national and international media. For an elaborate list of coverage so far, please…
Disaster preparedness: Stakeholders hold Tsunami drill in Mombasa, Kenya
What if Kenya’s Coastline was hit by a Tsunami, would the country be well prepared to handle it? That was the focus of a multi-agency…
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IOWave16: Linking the end-to-end Tsunami Early Warning to response preparedness
Tsunami hazard in Asia Pacific region Tsunami occurs far and between; when it does though, it brings tremendous consequences. The Indian Ocean Tsunami in the…
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- Oman ·
Photos of IOWave16 Simulations in Sultanate of Oman
Various photos of IOWave16 emergency simulations in the Sultanate of Oman. Photo credits: Government of the Sultanate of Oman (link)
Countries bordering Indian Ocean to test tsunami preparedness down to community level
Twenty-four countries* will participate in a large scale tsunami simulation exercise organized under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO on 7 and…
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IOWave16 Emergency Response Simulations in Schools in Oman
In various schools in the Sultanate of Oman several emergency responses were simulated as part of the IOWave16 Tsunami Exercise carried out in 24 Indian…
How ready are Indian Ocean nations for the next big tsunami?
On Boxing Day 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, triggering a tsunami with a series of waves up to 30…
