Cruising Resources: Earthquakes and Tsunamis

International Tsunami Information Center

The International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC) is operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA’s) National Weather Service (NWS) Pacific Region, and is co-located with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWS) at NOAA's Inouye Regional Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The Caribbean Office of ITIC is located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, USA.

International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC)

UNESCO Warning Service.

The UNESCO subscription service for world wide tsunami warnings provides warnings directly to your email inbox. Those who travel by boat are usually not well connected to the local authorities or local media to receive alerts, so this service can be very useful.

The link to subscribe is at: https://lists.unesco.org/

UNESCO Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility

A useful resource that shows stations around the world that monitor sea levels and the risk of Tsunamis after an earthquake.

UNESCO Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility

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Tsunami Debrief

Free Talk from SV Totem Free live streams, approximately monthly, centered around cruising topics, by Behan and Jamie Gifford of SV Totem (twice circumnavigators). Behan told Noonsite; "In all our...

Published 9 months ago
Updated 5 months ago

Tonga: Hazard Alert for Sailors Around Home Reef Volcano

Tonga's Geological Service has issued a warning for sailors and mariners to stay at least 3.7km (2.3miles) from Home Reef due to increased thermal/volcanic activity in the area because of...

Published 1 year ago
Updated 5 months ago

Vanuatu: Strong Earthquake Strikes Near Port Vila

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck Port-Vila, the capital of the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, has been described as a violent, high frequency vertical shake with Tsunami waves seen,...

Published 2 years ago
Updated 5 months ago

Turkey: Deadly Earthquake Strikes Southeastern Provinces

A magnitude 7.8 Richter earthquake hit southern Turkey leaving hundreds dead, thousands more injured and generated a small tsunami which was recorded on the nearby island of Cyprus according to...

Published 3 years ago
Updated 5 months ago

Tonga: New Pacific Island Rises after Volcanic Activity

A new island has emerged between Tonga’s Ha'apai and Vaav'u island groups, after Home Reef's underwater volcano erupted, oozing lava and ejecting steam and ash into the atmosphere.

Published 4 years ago
Updated 5 months ago

Sea Mercy (Fiji)

Headquartered in USA and with their operations base in Fiji, Sea Mercy is an humanitarian organizations with several project categories that welcome the skillsets that are second nature to cruisers....

Published 4 years ago
Updated 5 months ago
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