Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

Observations about the tsunami alert

The layover in Honolulu has had some positive outcomes. I was able to visit with Chip McCreery, the geophysicist in charge of Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) and Brian Yanagi of ITIC. I first met Chip in 1997 when I was in Hawaii working on the strategic plan for the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP). He […]

NOAA Event Page

View the Event Page: Great Tohoku, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, 11 March 2011