Chapter 2: Preparedness - FEMA

While all oceanic regions of the world can experience tsunamis, the countries lying in the Pacific Rim region face a much greater frequency of large, destructive tsunamis because of the presence of numerous large earthquakes in the seismically active ‘Ring of Fire’. From the area of the disturbance, the resulting waves that are generated will travel outward in all directions, much like the ... ................
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