Runup Results

Runup Results

Survery GP Survery GP
Dist fr Survey
to
Shore line
Date/
Time		 Tsunami Marks
Measured Runup elevn
Runup elevn after tidal-level
Runup elevn from the datumn Local Effect Reliability of Tsunami Mark Remarks for Topo
Latitude
Longtitude
(m)
  
(m)
(m)
(m)
H/M/
L/N
A/B/
C/D
Vodarevu
15°47.61 80°24.803
124
 2/23/05 14:35 thatch fence
3.66
2.69
3.83
L
A
 beachfront village
15°47.52 80°24.652
112
 2/23/05 15:10 debris on slope
2.74
1.80
2.94
L
A
 beachfront bermed road
15°47.513 80°24.763
109
 2/23/05 14:43 debris/nets/boat
2.74
1.78
2.92
L
A
 beachfront village
Palipan-Kottapatnam
15°25.983 80°10.42
calc
 2/23/05 9:30 crop burn limit
3.35
3.22
4.33
M
A
 open peanut plantation
15°26.277 80°10.855
61
 2/23/05 10:05 compost box
3.35
3.14
4.25
M
B
 beachfront village
15°26.123 80°10.573
254
 2/23/05 9:20 crop burn limit
3.05
2.93
4.05
M
A
 open beach plantation
Mypadu
14°30.315 80°10.712
210
 2/22/05 18:30 bridge approach marks
4.57
4.53
5.56
M
A
 wooded shoreline w/ bridge & canal
Pulicat
13°24.997 80°19.688
--
 2/22/05 9:30 Lighthouse fence marks
4.27
4.07
5.01
L
A
 Open beach w/ lighthouse
13°23.016N 80°19.967E
90
 1/11/05 13:30 Sand sheet in the Green Shrine
3.37
2.67
3.59
L
A
  
13°22.982N 80°19.935E
1/11/05 13:30 Debris line
1.92/
2.12
1.22/
1.42
2.14/ 2.34
L
B
  
13°22.957N 80°19.975E
89
 1/11/05 13:15 Mudline on house
4.1
3.44
4.36
L
A
  
13°23.040N 89°19.984E
24
 1/11/05 13:30 Jerry fish hut (beach ground/BM/highest)
3.31/
3.87/
4.49
2.61/
3.17/
3.79
3.53/ 4.09/ 4.71
L
B
 Berm with a steep front face may caused the significant local effects
13°6.262 80°18.593
see map
 2/21/05 16:30
floated/tipped containers
5.79
5.56
6.46
H
B
 tetrapod breakwater, innner harbor bulkheads
13°01.047N 80°16.626E
139
 1/7/05 15:35
Waterline on a yellow house
3.08
3.01
3.88
L
A
 Uniform slope
13°01.263N 80°16.722E
145
 1/7/05 16:17 Waterline on a pink house
2.92
2.69
3.56
L
A
Uniiforma slope; broken wall to the house
Kovalam
12°47.324N 80°15.234E
74
 1/8/05 9:20 clean water mark on the ground. Flooded swimming pool
3.07
2.71
3.56
L
A
 Borken boundary wall
12°47.231N 80°15.206E
133
 1/8/05 10:00 clear water mark on the ground in the plantation. Broken wall
3.82
3.35
4.2
L
A
 Straight coastline to the south. The change in the coastline directions.

Broken wall
12°47.455N 80°15.017E
197
 1/7/05 10:16 Max inundation
4.96
4.34
5.19
A
 6 waves, 1st wave is positive, slow and small at 8:55am. 3rd the max. Several 10's minutes between waves. Peak surge lasted 5-10 minutes
12°47.003N 80°15.045E
161
 1/7/05 10:16 foam block on roof near papaya tree
6.05
5.43
6.28
B
 Effects of the flow confinement in a narrow alley way (2m wide) between apt. building
12°47.455N 80°15.003E
125
 1/7/05 10:16 Mudline insdie of the house
3.77
3.15
4
A
 No splash
12°30.378N 80°09.688E
122
 1/8/05 12:05 Clear water marks on the interial walls in a yellow church school house
4.78
4.11
4.93
N
A
 3m wide ditch between the house to the beach

Remarkable scour effects including a broken pipe
12°30.327N 80°09.600E
196
 1/8/05 12:40 Mudline on SE corner of green appartment building
3.85
3.19
4.01
A
  
12°30.398N 80°09.495E
381
 1/8/05 12:40 Fresh debris plus solid eyewitness
3
2.34
3.16
M
A
  
12°01.544N 79°51.888E
171
 1/8/05 17:05 Transported boat and clear debris line
3.8/
2.4/
1.5
3.86/
2.46/
1.56
4.63/ 3.23/ 2.33
N
A
 Open space, small hill on the south and boat is on the hill

There are 2 more very clear debri lines - means at least 3 waves
12°01.708N 79°51.950E
183
 1/8/05 16:00 Mudline on the house plus eyewitness
5.51
5.57
6.34
A
 Very steep beech/village close to shoreline
   
52
   Eyewitness
5.7
5.76
6.53
B
  
Puttupattnam
11°51.618N 79°48.926E
1/9/05 9:35 Watermark on a green house
2.86
2.63
3.39
M
A
 2nd row of houses backside
11°44.576N 79°47.230E
97
 1/9/05 11:10 insdie of yellow house
3
2.51
3.25
M
A
 There is a cut widen by the tsunami in front of the house

Clear water mark with sand grains
11°44.972N 79°47.333E
80
 1/9/05 11:53 mudline
2.78
2.19
2.93
M
A
  
        Damaged tile on the roofline
4.79
4.2
4.94
  
B
  
11°44.757N 79°47.290E
88
 1/9/05 11:10 line of broken bricks on courtyard wall
5.08
4.59
5.33
A
  
11°44.567 79°47.317
30
 2/21/05 15:30 cottage roof marks,tree marks
9.14
8.89
9.56
H
B
 flattened village w/broken boats
11°44.788 79°47.385
50
 2/21/05 17:05 wall marks
3.05
2.95
3.63
M
A
 fenced yard, masonry wall
11°30.984N 79°45.999E
161
 1/9/05 14:30 Broken stair rail
3.95
3.4
4.11
M
A
 First house
11°30.983N 79°45.979E
1/9/05 14:30 Water mark on the outside of the green house
3.45
2.9
3.61
M
A
 First house across the street
11°30.965N 79°45.947E
1/9/05 14:30 Water mark inside and outside of the white hindu house
3.35
2.8
3.51
M
A
 Runup along the street
11°30.468N 79°45.992E
844
 1/9/05 14:42 position of reference point
3.34
2.82
3.53
N
D
  
Tarangambadi
11°01.620N 79°51.350E
41
 1/10/05 9:00? mudline and eyewitness
4.4
4.4
5.06
A
  
10°45.785N 79°50.928E
40
 1/10/05 8:00 Water mark in the guard house
5.1
5.16
5.79
L
A
 Port

Confirmed with the eyewitness. Significant effects of liquefaction at the quay
10°46.477N 79°50.790E
505
 1/10/05 11:00 Mudline on Goverment Building with black arrow
4.64
4.34
4.97
A
 1st wave 573 m inundation on eyewitness; 2nd wave 950m based on debris
Arcattuthurai/ Veddarayan
10°23.597N 79°52.014E
201
 1/10/05 11:00 Water marks in the green house (inside)
3.91/
3.39
3.62/
3.10
4.21/ 3.69
L
A
 Very mild sloping beach profile

observed many ball shaped cray lumps on the beach
South Andaman
11°40.342 92°44.322
200
 2/24/05 16:00 Window stain
3.57
2.73
4.12
L
A
 level area- drydock
11°40.31 92°44.295
200
 2/24/05 16:20 Wall stain
3.60
2.84
4.23
L
A
 level area- drydock
11°39.315 92°45.397
107
 2/25/05 12:50 House mark
3.05
2.82
4.21
M
A
 Beachfront home
11°38.525 92°44.917
113
 2/25/05 13:00 Grass burn
2.59
2.30
3.69
L
A
 Hotel courtyard
11°33.315 92°43.945
5
 2/25/05 11:50 Wall marks
2.74
3.03
4.41
L
B
 beachfront property wall- home, hilly east coast
11°31.675 92°43.537
30
 2/25/05 11:40 Wall marks
3.81
3.98
5.37
L
B
 beachfront seawall below road, hilly east coast
11°29.847 92°42.372
50
 2/25/05 11:30 Tree debris at shoreline
5.94
6.11
7.50
L
B
 narrow beachfront w/ vegetation, adjacent road, ovetopped to swamp
11°29.427 92°42.667
100
 2/25/05 11:20 Vegetation marks
2.13
2.46
3.85
L
B
 toppled trees in flat grove behind beach road