The EEFIT report provides information concerning:
- The earthquake event
- The tsunami
- Historical seismicity of the Sunda Trench – Andaman Islands region and tsunami in the Indian Ocean
- Human casualties and displaced population
- Estimates of economic loss
- The pace of recovery and the distribution of international aid
- Indian Ocean tsunami warning system
- Sri Lanka
- Brief damage observations for the region between Colombo and Dondra
- Run-up data and the characteristics of the tsunami in Sri Lanka
- Surveys of building damage
- Lifelines
- Hospitals and schools
- Ports and industrial facilities
- Design codes and regulations
- Impact on society and recovery
- Thailand
- Brief damage observations
- Building regulations and typologies in the affected region
- Damage surveys and wave height measurements
- Lifelines
- Impact on society and recovery
- Lessons learnt from the disaster
- Tsunami behaviour
- Structural performance of buildings and infrastructure
- Life-safety capabilities of buildings
- Post-disaster performance of lifelines and disaster relief
- Human and economic cost
- Recommendations
- Understanding of the tsunami hazard
- Preparedness to tsunami risk and urban planning
- Structural design criteria in areas of tsunami risk