Notes
The Makran Subduction Zone (MSZ) is still poorly understood even though it poses a major tsunami risk in the North West Indian Ocean. Several decades after the 1945 tsunami that caused hundreds of confirmed fatalities, there are still open questions about whether the Makran is able to generate such large tsunamis in the future. In the worst case of such an event, tsunami waves generated at the Makran source would reach adjoining shores within a few tens of minutes, posing enormous challenges for tsunami early warning systems.
There is urgent need for scientific tsunami hazard assessment of the MSZ based on existing knowledge as well as relevant projects being implemented in the region by international scientific groups. This information will enable Member States to assess their tsunami risk, strengthen warning systems including inter-agency SOPs, warning chains, develop evacuation plans, build emergency response capacity and raise community awareness, preparedness and resilience.
The ICG/IOTWMS sub-regional Working Group for the North West Indian Ocean, established at the 10th Session of the ICG/IOTWMS with India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan and Yemen as Members, is engaged in pursuing these important activities. As a follow up to actions arising from its working group meetings, the ICG/IOTWMS Steering Group recommended organising an Expert Consultation on “Scientific Tsunami Hazard Assessment of the Makran Subduction Zone” on 08 March 2019 back-to-back with ICG-XII.
There is urgent need for scientific tsunami hazard assessment of the MSZ based on existing knowledge as well as relevant projects being implemented in the region by international scientific groups. This information will enable Member States to assess their tsunami risk, strengthen warning systems including inter-agency SOPs, warning chains, develop evacuation plans, build emergency response capacity and raise community awareness, preparedness and resilience.
The ICG/IOTWMS sub-regional Working Group for the North West Indian Ocean, established at the 10th Session of the ICG/IOTWMS with India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan and Yemen as Members, is engaged in pursuing these important activities. As a follow up to actions arising from its working group meetings, the ICG/IOTWMS Steering Group recommended organising an Expert Consultation on “Scientific Tsunami Hazard Assessment of the Makran Subduction Zone” on 08 March 2019 back-to-back with ICG-XII.
Location
Kish Island,
Kish International Convention Center
Iran
Organisers and Staff
| Organisers | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Srinivasa Kumar Tummala | |
| Mr. Ardito M. KODIJAT | |
| Dr. Harkunti Rahayu | |
| Dr. Juma Al-Maskari | |
| Mr. Peter Coburn | |
| Dr. Andi Eka Sakya | |
| Dr. Ali Khoshkholgh | |
| Ms Fahimeh Foroughi | |
| Staff | |
|---|---|
| Ms. Nora Gale | |
0.
Welcome and Opening
1.
Session-1: Optimal Observing Networks in the Makran Subduction Zone
2.
Session-2: Seismicity of the Makran Subduction Zone and Credible Maximum Earthquake
- Recent Active Seismic Data Acquisition Initiatives in MSZ, Christian Haberland
- On Maximum Credible Magnitude along the MSZ, Andrey Babeyko
- Mega-tsunami from the Makran source Evidence from MSZ and the west coast of India, CP Rejendran
- Brittle and non-brittle active tectonics in onshore Makran, Jean-Pierre Burg
3.
Session-3: Tsunami Hazard Assessment in the Makran Subduction Zone
4.
Session-4: Potential Impacts of Seismic and Secondary non-seismic effects on tsunami generation in the Makran Subduction Zone including Red Sea and Persian Gulf
5.
Conclusions and Recommendations
Report Documents
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| IOC/BRO/2019/3 | Summary Statement from the Expert Consultation on Scientific Tsunami Hazard Assessment of the Makran Subduction Zone |
Agenda Documents
| Agenda | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pakistan Meteorological Department, Ameer Hyder | ||
| 1. | Earthquake detectability with GNSS-array: A numerical pilot study, Andrey Babeyko | ||
| 1. | GNSS Networks in the MSZ, Juma AlMaskari and Ch. Patanjali Kumar | ||
| 1. | IOTWMS Seismic and Sea Level Response Maps, Peter Coburn | ||
| 1. | Oman Seismological Network, Zaid Al-Habsi | ||
| 2. | Recent Active Seismic Data Acquisition Initiatives in MSZ, Christian Haberland | ||
| 2. | On Maximum Credible Magnitude along the MSZ, Andrey Babeyko | ||
| 2. | Mega-tsunami from the Makran source Evidence from MSZ and the west coast of India, CP Rejendran | ||
| 2. | Brittle and non-brittle active tectonics in onshore Makran, Jean-Pierre Burg | ||
| 3. | Tsunami Hazard in the Makran, Phil R. Cummins | ||
| 3. | Requirements for earthquake and tsunami hazard assessment in MSZ, Morteza Talabian and Rezyeh Lak | ||
| 3. | Makran Tsunamis: Review and Challenges, Emile A. Okal | ||
| 3. | Global Tsunami Model, Andrey Babeyko | ||
| 4. | Lesson Learnt from Palu and Sunda Strait Tsunamis, Karyono | ||
| 4. | Meteotsunamis in Persian Gulf, S. R. Mansouri | ||
| 4. | Onshore Earthquakes as potential source of Tsunami in MSZ and Persian Gulf, Ch. Patanjali Kumar |
Background Documents
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tsunami Early Warning Systems in the countries of the North West Indian Ocean Region with focus on India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, and Oman |
Other Documents
Participant Stats:
| Staff and organisers | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | 61 | |
| Not Confirmed | 0 | |
| Not-participating | 0 | |
| Total | 70 |
Groups:
IOC , TSR
Created at 03:32 on 7 December 2018 by Ms. Nora Huia Gale
Last Updated at 04:48 on 9 August 2019 by Ms. Nora Huia Gale