Tsunami Evacuation Readiness Checklist: 14 Items
Identify tsunami danger zones, evacuation routes to higher ground, and precautions after coastal earthquakes or warnings.
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๐ก๏ธ Prepare Before an Emergency
Notes: Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Notes: Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Notes: Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Notes: Record the nearest safe high ground or inland route.
Record the nearest safe high ground or inland route.
Notes: Strong or long earthquakes and unusual sea behavior require immediate action.
Strong or long earthquakes and unusual sea behavior require immediate action.
Notes: Roads may become congested after a coastal earthquake.
Roads may become congested after a coastal earthquake.
Notes: Practice with household members.
Practice with household members.
โ ๏ธ Respond Safely When Needed
Notes: Do not wait for an official alert in a near-source event.
Do not wait for an official alert in a near-source event.
Notes: Waves and dangerous currents may continue for hours.
Waves and dangerous currents may continue for hours.
Notes: Avoid stopping for photos or belongings.
Avoid stopping for photos or belongings.
Notes: The first wave may not be the largest.
The first wave may not be the largest.
๐ Recover, Maintain & Review
Notes: Roads, buildings, and water may be unsafe.
Roads, buildings, and water may be unsafe.
Notes: Save phone calls for emergencies when possible.
Save phone calls for emergencies when possible.
Notes: Update maps if local plans have changed.
Update maps if local plans have changed.
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How to Use This Checklist
Identify tsunami danger zones, evacuation routes to higher ground, and precautions after coastal earthquakes or warnings.
Follow current alerts and instructions from local officials. Hazards, climate, geography, access requirements, and household needs can change which actions are appropriate.
Important Safety and Scope Notes
This practical checklist is an independent, English-language adaptation of the Ready.gov preparedness topic. It does not reproduce FEMA publications and is not endorsed by FEMA or any U.S. government agency.
Use this checklist to organize preparations and recovery tasks. In an active emergency, follow the latest official instructions rather than relying on a static checklist.
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