On a local scale, the nation of Belize celebrates its diverse identity with the observance of Garifuna Settlement Day every November 19 th. As history has it, the Garinagu people, who have contributed significantly to the antiquity of Belize, arrived and settled in British Honduras (now known as Belize) and along Central American territories in the early 1800âs.
The most likely source for an East Coast tsunami would be an underwater avalanche along the continental slope, according to research presented by ten Brink and others earlier this month at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Charlotte, N.C.
Find out how to take action here. 1  A tsunami is a series of ocean waves caused by an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption. 2  About 80% of tsunamis happen within the Pacific Oceanâs âRing of Fire.â. 3  The first wave of a tsunami is usually not the strongest, successive waves get bigger and stronger.