Preliminary Study of Possible Tsunami Hazards in Taiwan Region

Tsunami is one of the most severe natural disasters faced by regions around the rim of oceans, usually generated by submarine earthquakes (usually with magnitude larger than 7.0), volcano eruptions and large landslides. Submarine earthquakes are the most common tsunami sources. As we know, the prediction of an earthquake is still not satisfactory with today's technologies, in fact, for most earthquakes, unsuccessful. However, when an earthquake capable of tsunami generation, occurs, it is possible to send out an early warning of tsunami impact, especially for far-field regions.