Trinidad & Tobago

Bon Accord, Western Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago.

ICGs & TICs

Lying on the eastern end of the Caribbean Sea, Trinidad & Tobago belongs to just one Intergovernmental Coordination Group and is advised by a single Tsunami Information Centre.

Country data

Just off the coast of northern South America, and as the Caribbean's southernmost island country, Trinidad & Tobago is exposed to tsunami risk from both the sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
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362 km
total coastline

Across both main and smaller islands

people
1.2+ million
coastal population

Approximately 90% of the country's total

Tsunami Ready

Schoolchildren participating in a tsunami evacuation drill in Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinibagonian communities certified Tsunami Ready:

  • Carenage (Trinidad) since 2020
Series of international flags hoisted next to each other

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