On this page we are displaying a number of images and animations that are the result of mathematical models that calculate the propagation of the tsunami wave.
The below image shows the movement of the tsunami wave from its point of origin after only 2 hours. Click on the image to see an animation of the movement of the tsunami wave.
This animation was prepared by Kenji Satake (Active Fault Research Center, GSJ/AIST, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan, 26 December 2004, 8:18 pm, GMT+2).
Click on the below image to see a more extensive (Indian Ocean wide) animation of how the wave traveled across the Indian Ocean, hitting even the Somali coastline. (note: to see the animation you need Apple QuickTime - click to go to the download page - if you have a problem when clicking on the below image then right click and "save target as" to your hard drive. Then open the file indo2.mov in quicktime.)
Animation provided by Vasily V. Titov, Associate Director, Tsunami Inundation Mapping Efforts (TIME), NOAA/PMEL - UW/JISAO, USA
Travel Time Map
The below maps show the travel time (in hours) of the tsunami wave across the Indian Ocean. (Maps provided by Dr. Viacheslav Gusiakov, Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics, Novosibirsk, RUSSIA). For more maps and related information visit the Website of the Tsunami Laboratory, Novosibirk.
See also:
From PMEL Tsunami Research Programme web site:
Indonesia Tsunami 2004.12.26
* Wave Animation
* Wave Travel Time Chart
* Max Computed Amplitude Chart
DART - Deep-Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis
For early detection and real-time reporting of tsunamis in the open ocean.
* Animation with Earthquake
* Mooring System & Deployment Animation