The best I can do right now to help with the Tsunami tragedy in Japan and affecting areas is just help spread information of what to do.

## Tsunami Arrival Times

If you are in an area affected [this page provides times of expected arrivals for the Tsunami](https://gist.github.com/865591)

## What To Do

From What to do if it affects you – key point is **get to higher ground**. Guidance from that page:

The Facts

• Tsunamis that strike coastal location in the Pacific Ocean Basin are
  most always caused by earthquakes. These earthquakes might occur far away
  or near where you live.
• Some tsunamis can be very large. In coastal areas their height can
  be as great as 30 feet or more (100 feet in extreme cases), and they can
  move inland several hundred feet.
• All low lying coastal areas can be struck by tsunamis.
• A tsunami consists of a series of waves. Often the first wave may not
  be the largest. The danger from a tsunami can last for several hours after
  the arrival of the first wave.
• Tsunamis can move faster than a person can run.
• Sometimes a tsunami causes the water near shore to recede, exposing
  the ocean floor. The force of some tsunamis is enormous. Large rocks weighing
  several tons along with boats and other debris can be moved inland hundreds
  of feet by the tsunami wave activity. Homes and other buildings are destroyed.
  All this material and water move with great force and can kill or injure
  people.
• Tsunamis can occur at any time, day or night.
• Tsunamis can travel up rivers and streams that lead to the ocean.

What You Should Do

Be aware of tsunami facts. This knowledge could save your life! Share
this knowledge with your relatives and friends. It could save their lives!

• If you are in school and you hear there is a tsunami warning, you should
  follow the advice of teachers and other school personnel.
• If you are at home and hear there is a tsunami warning, you should
  make sure you entire family is aware of the warning. Your family should
  evacuate your house if you live in a tsunami evacuation. Move in an orderly,
  calm and safe manner to the evacuation site or to any safe place outside
  your evacuation zone. Follow the advice of local emergency and law enforcement
  authorities.
• If you are at the beach or near the ocean and you feel the earth shake,
  move immediately to higher ground. DO NOT wait for a tsunami warning to
  be announced. Stay away from rivers and streams that lead to the ocean
  as you would stay away from the beach and ocean if there is a tsunami.
  A regional tsunami from a local earthquake could strike some areas before
  a tsunami warning could be announced.
• Tsunamis generated in distant locations will generally give people
  enough time to move to higher ground. For locally generated tsunamis, where
  you might feel the ground shake, you may only have a few minutes to move
  to higher ground.
• High, multi-story, reinforced concrete hotels are located in many low-lying
  coastal areas. The upper floors of these hotels can provide a safe place
  to find refuge should there be a tsunami warning and you cannot move quickly
  inland to higher ground. Local Civil Defense procedures may, however, not
  allow this type of evacuation in your area. Homes and small buildings located
  in low lying coastal areas are not designed to withstand tsunami impacts.
  Do not stay in these structures should there be a tsunami warning.
• Offshore reefs and shallow areas may help break the force of tsunami
  waves, but large and dangerous waves can still be threat to coastal residents
  in these areas. Staying away fro all low-lying coastal areas is the safest
  advice when there is a tsunami warning.

If You Are on a Boat or Ship

• Since tsunami wave activity is imperceptible in the open ocean, do
  not return to port if you are at sea and a tsunami warning has been issued
  for your area. Tsunamis can cause rapid changes in water level and unpredictable
  dangerous currents in harbors and ports.
• If there is time to move your boat or ship from port to deep water
  (after you know a tsunami warning has been issued), you should weigh the
  following considerations:
  • Most large harbors and ports are under the control of a harbor authority
    and/or a vessel traffic system. These authorities direct operations during
    periods of increased readiness (should a tsunami be expected), including
    the forced movement of vessels if deemed necessary. Keep in contact with
    the authorities should a forced movement of vessels be directed.
  • Smaller ports may not be under the control of a harbor authority. If
    you are aware there is a tsunami warning and you have time to move your
    vessel to deep water, then you may want to do so in an orderly manner,
    in consideration of other vessels. Owners of small boats may find it safest
    to leave their boat at the pier and physically move to higher ground, particularly
    in the event of a locally generated tsunami. Concurrent severe weather
    conditions (rough seas outside of safe harbor) could present a greater
    hazardous situation to small boats, so physically moving yourself to higher
    ground may be the only option.
  • Damaging wave activity and unpredictable currents can effect harbors
    for a period of time following the initial tsunami impact on the coast.
    Contact the harbor authority before returning to port making sure to verify
    that conditions in the harbor are safe for navigation and berthing.

As dangerous as tsunamis are, they do not happen very often. You should
not let this natural hazard diminish your enjoyment of the beach and ocean.
But, if you think a tsunami may be coming, the ground shakes under your
feet or you hear there is a warning, tell your relatives and friends, and
move quickly to higher ground.

**If you have better resources, please post a comment. Please everyone spread this information – if it helps save one life, it is worth it.**