flóðbylgjur                                             tsunami                                        flodbølge

jarðskjálfti                                              earthquake                                  jordskælv

eyðileggingar                                        destruction                                  ødelæggelse

dauði                                                     death                                           død

hraði                                                      speed                                          hast

metrar                                                    metre                                           meter

árhrif                                                      effect                                            effekt

flóð                                                        flood                                             højvande

hafsbotn                                                seabed                                         havbund

hamfaraflóðbylgja                                 tsunami struck                              tsunamien ramte

strandsvæði                                          coastal                                          kystnære        

hörmung                                               disaster                                         katastrofe

flotaáætlun                                            flotation plan                                 flotation plan

nátturuauðlindir                                     natural resources                          naturressourcer

þrýstingur                                              pressure                                        tryk