tsunami zone
Wave-vulnerable coastal region
A tsunami zone is a coastal area at risk of being struck by tsunamis—the massive waves generated by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides.
The designation typically appears on warning signs and evacuation maps in vulnerable regions: The hotel was located in a tsunami zone.
Residents and visitors in such areas are advised to move to higher ground when alerts are issued.
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- coastalOf the shoreline
- coastal communitySettlement along the shore
- ring of firePacific seismic belt
- evacuationRemoval from danger
escape route · run for your life · warning · early warning · siren · flood · ocean · seismic · destruction · surge · rising tide · high water · sea level · tidal · disaster · shelter · earthquake · inundation
- PacificPacific Ocean, Pacific Rim, Pacific Ring of Fire, Ring of Fire, Oceania
- danger zoneshostile territory, minefield, blast radius, nuclear fallout, contaminated area
- Pacific OceanMariana Trench, Hawaiian Islands, Challenger Deep, Coral Sea, Bering Sea
- earthquakesearthquake, quake, earthquakes, quakes, epicenter
- Andaman SeaPhuket, coral reefs, island hopping
- coastal mapsnautical chart, navigation chart, barrier island, depth chart, tide chart
elevation and terrain
tsunami zonehigh ground
Elevated terrain offering advantage
highlands · mountainous region · upland · plateau · hilltop