Tsunami Scenario in San Diego (Corona, Poway: how much, earthquake, living)

[BacktoBlue]

Even though it would be unusual for this to happen let's think about it. What if there was an earthquake large enough to produce a Tsunami? Everyone is warned all over the California coast and San Diego coastal areas. How far inland would it go? Are we prepared for an earthquake/tsunami of large magnitude? Would there be chaos all over the streets of people trying to get to higher ground? How much damage? Share your thoughts please.

[htnspz]

I believe there was a tsunami here in the 1850's. We probably aren't very prepared for one like the places that have an emergency system where they use an alarm. They mostly hit the bays for some reason. I'm just recalling information from when I researched it a few years back. I was living on the beach in Pacific Beach with only a four feet wall, my deck and my sliding glass doors between me and the water. I was constantly having tsunami nightmares so I researched what to do in the even of one.

One time a few years back, Pb was issued a tsunami warning so I had my emergency plan in place: grab dog and put cat under arm like a football, grab jewelry, grab the photo album and OUT in 5 mins or less to head to high ground. My plan was awesome and well executed but I guess I shook the cat too much and he puked all over my belongings.
Moral of the pointless story: You need 6 mins to take the cat gently to the car unshaken.

All kidding aside, a tsunami could happen here, so get to high ground quickly.

[Woof]

Keep some food, water, tent, sleeping bag, and a crowbar or wrecking bar (to help move debris off the road) in the car.

Keep some food, water, toilet paper, tent, sleeping bag, a little cash, and a flashlight in a daypack along with your jewelry, important papers or copies thereof, and hard copy of important contacts in a large daypack or small backpack right by your door. It's best for the flashlight to be an LED headlamp, which leaves your hands free.

The food should be ready to eat, whether junk food that won't melt in hot weather, MREs, or Coast Guard type rations: Survivor Industries - Mainstay 2400 pack - Emergency Food Rations

These are basic prepardness tips that work for any of the possible disasters in So Cal, whether tsunamis or earthquake or wildfire.

[Newbe10]

Originally Posted by caliguy19

Even though it would be unusual for this to happen let's think about it. What if there was an earthquake large enough to produce a Tsunami? Everyone is warned all over the California coast and San Diego coastal areas. How far inland would it go? Are we prepared for an earthquake/tsunami of large magnitude? Would there be chaos all over the streets of people trying to get to higher ground? How much damage? Share your thoughts please.

I know that the one place that I wouldn't want to be during a Tsunami situation in the SD area is in Coronado. The Village and the Silver Strand are completely flat. The entire Village and Strand would be swallowed whole by the Sea.

Plus, before the waves hit, it would be impossible to get off the peninsula do to backed up traffic from everyone trying to leave at once through the only two ways in and out of Coronado.

[Fontucky]

One thing So Cal has going for it is the lack of offshore plate boundaries. This eliminates the possibility of what happened in the Indian Ocean at Banda Aceh, which was almost immediately inundated by the megathrust earthquake offshore, with coastal Thailand following a shortly thereafter.

Coastal So Cal should have plenty of warning to GTFO of Dodge.

[Kele]

I'll be higher up in the hills--Poway. Thinking that should be safer....

[BRinSM]

goodbye seaworld?

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by BRinSM

goodbye seaworld?

The options would increase dramatically with all of the new water-filled locations.

[BacktoBlue]

Originally Posted by Ragnar

The options would increase dramatically with all of the new water-filled locations.

goodbye San diego Zoo plus animals, Balboa park, Little Italy, Lindbergh field, San Diego Trolley, Coaster, Del Mar Fairgrounds, etc

[socketz]

This is an uplifting thread.