Period of Survey

January 4, 2004 --- January 6, 2005 (3 days)）

Survey Team Member

Yoshiaki KAWATA	Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University. Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution, JAPAN
Fumihiko IMAMURA	Disaster Control Research Center, Tohoku University, JAPAN
Takashi Tomita	Marine and Environment Division, Port and Airport Research Institute, JAPAN
Taro Arikawa	Marine and Environment Division, Port and Airport Research Institute, JAPAN
Tomohiro Yasuda	Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, JAPAN

Tsunami survey results

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Measured Tsunami Height (m)

　　　※　The correction of tide has not be done yet.

 

 

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Survey Results of Tsunami Height

※	Arrival time is the first wave. The detail is shown in the figure below.

 

No.	Survey Point	Latitude (N)	Longtitude (E)	Measured height (m)	Distance from Shoreline (m)	Inundation or Runup	Note	Measured Time (in Localtime)	Tsunami arrival time※2	Corrected tsunami height (m)※1
1	Waligama	5°57'49.0''	80°25'15''	4.86	54	Runup	track the soil on the wall	11:02, 5.Jan.2005
2	Koggala Airport	5°59'32.7''	80°19'10.0''	8.89	64	Inundation	leaf dies by the salt damage	11:30, 5.Jan.2005
3				9.34	64		height of roof of the house
4				3.27	190		ground height of the fence
5				3.28	306		trace of wall of the house
6	Galle port south beach	6°02'02.5''	80°14'14.4''	4.79	68	Inundation	trace inside the house	14:05, 5.Jan.2005
7				3.24	68		trace of the wall
8	Galle Port	6°01'57.8''	80°13'58.0''	5.28	20	Inundation	trace inside the building	13:35, 5.Jan.2005
9				6.03	190		trace of the outside wall of the office
10	Galle port North Beach	6°02'14.7''	80°13'27.9''	4.71	76	Inundarion	trace inside the house	14:38, 5.Jan.2005
11	Galle Fort	6°01'40.9''	80°13'08.2''	4.89	112	Inundarion	trace of the outside wall of the house	15:02, 5.Jan.2005	9:00〜9:30
12	Galle City Office	6°02'01.8''	80°12'54.2''	3.93	32	Inundarion	trace inside the building	15:50, 5.Jan.2005
13	Dodanduwa	6°06'14.8''	80°07'34.1''	3.88	24	Inundarion	trace in the house	16:38, 5.Jan.2005
14				3.98	24		trace outside the house
15	Hikkaduwa Fishery Harbor	6°08'32.4''	80°05'57.4''	4.73	54	Inundarion	trace of the walls on the second floor	09:40, 6.Jan.2005	9:30〜9:35
16	Kahawa	6°09'52.6''	80°05'23.7''	10.04	228	Inundation	chips on the palm	10:02, 6.Jan.2005	9:45
17				4.08	142		trace of the wall outside the house
18	Ambalagoda beach	6°13'44.8''	80°03'12.3''	4.72	50	Runup	trace of the wall outside the house	11:50, 6.Jan.2005
19	Beruwala Fishery Port	6°28'20.8''	79°58'42.9''	2.35	6	Inundation	Trace inside the building	13:10, 6.Jan.2005	9:45
20	Beruwala Fishery port North Beach	6°28'45.3''	79°58'59.1''	4.82	50	Runup	washed up the tree	14:10, 6.Jan.2005	9:45
21	Paiyagala Station	6°31'18.4''	79°58'42.2''	5.95	36	Inundation	trace of the wall on the second floor	14:40, 6.Jan.2005
22	Panadura Fishery Port	6°43'01.2''	79°54'06.6''	5.59	150	Inundation	the roof of the house	15:50, 6.Jan.2005	7:30
23				3.34	150		trace inside the house
24	Moratuwa beach behind seawall	6°45'18.3''	79°53'25.4''	4.4	10	Runup	trace ouside the wall	17:10, 6.Jan.2005	10:30
25				4.17	10		trace inside the house
26	Moratuwa beach without seawall	6°45'20.9''	79°53'24.6''	3.8	15	Runup	trace ouside the wall	16:56, 6.Jan.2005	10:30

 

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Survey Results of Tsunami Arrival Time

※	The data was given by Shusaku Inoue, Tokyo Institute of Technology
※	The arrival time of maximum height is written in red.

 

last updated : Tuesday, 25.01.2005 19:28

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