Table 3 Tsunami alert levels and their effects on the nearby forecast points41.

From: Seismoacoustic monitoring of eastern mediterranean earthquakes toward a tsunami early warning system for Egypt

Tsunami Alert Level

Tsunami Wave

Effects on the Coast

Tsunami Information

No wave expected

No tsunami threat

Tsunami Advisory

Wave height between 0.2 m and 0.5 m and/or run-up \(< 1\) m

Expected small damage and possible minor inundation on beaches

Tsunami Watch

Wave height \(> 0.5\) m and/or run-up \(> 1\) m

Coastal inundation

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