Alberni Valley Farm
Tsunami
Tsunami
Tsunamis are seismic waves generated by under-ocean earth movements
including earthquakes. The ACRD is a vulnerable area and has been subject
to tsunami damage in the past. On Good Friday, March 27, 1964, a four-metre
high wave generated by an earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska, caused $5
million damage to homes and business in Port Alberni (1964 dollars).
Warning bulletins are issued to the Port Alberni Fire Department Dispatch through the Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) and the Tsunami Warning Centre in the Pacific. Experience shows that communications before and during the event and public information prior to the possible arrival of a tsunami are of particular importance to an effective tsunami response.
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