On April 24 at 6:00 p.m., the Mandralisca Museum in Cefalù (Sicily) will host a meeting dedicated to the INGV’s tsunami monitoring efforts in the Mediterranean, which help protect Italy’s coastlines.
The Mediterranean Sea is a basin characterized by complex geophysical dynamics, where tsunami propagation times can be very short. For this reason, initiatives have been launched in recent years to improve detection and warning systems. These include the installation of three tsunami monitoring buoys: one at Punta dei Corvi, on Stromboli, installed in July 2025, and two in the Ionian Sea (approximately 100 km from Crotone and Syracuse) deployed the following September. The project continues with the aim of making the sea-level monitoring network more extensive and effective.
During the meeting, participants will learn how tsunamis are generated and what effects they can have on coastlines, and will be given an overview of the main systems for monitoring and protecting coastal areas.
The technologies used, based on high-resolution sensors and real-time data transmission, enable continuous monitoring and strengthen early warning systems, which are essential for tsunami risk management along coastlines.
The meeting represents an opportunity to explore the link between scientific research and operational applications in marine surveillance and territorial protection, as well as an opportunity to discuss and share activities involving the local community. In this context, active citizen participation is essential to raising awareness of a risk that is still too little understood.