http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dart.shtml
I didn't know where to post this as it's not directly weather related so I posted it at off-topic.Good that around the West U.S coast,East U.S coast,Caribbean Sea and North of Puerto Rico there will be detecting tsunami bouys to alert the population about any threat.
Tsunami Bouy Stations
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- cycloneye
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Tsunami Bouy Stations
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Great to hear, thanks. We did have a tsunami here in the early 1900's. The only bad thing is, where in Puerto Rico would be a safe place to go? I really doubt there would be enough time to get in the cars and go somewhere. So, how will we be alerted? It would be nice if someone would tell us.
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The rule of thumb for people living on an island is that if they feel an earthquake (especially a strong one), run-do not walk to higher ground. Seismically generated tsunamis will usually run up to 10-30 meters in height so one should be at an elevation of 30+ meters above sea level. In well constructed high rises, vertical evacuation to above the 10th floor should suffice. Driving wouldn't be a good thing unless you had a warning time in hours. This latter case would be for a tsunami that was generated by a shock too far away to feel but most Caribbean tsunamis are local in origin and reach shore soon after the shock is felt.
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