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Over the years the island of Singapore has been considered quite safe from the threat of a major disaster caused by earthquakes on the fault line that runs along the floor of the South China Sea. The earthquakes that occur out at sea are responsible for tsunamis or tidal waves that can wreak havoc on islands at sea. Such an earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean in 2004, and was the cause of much devastation and disaster. As with all major natural disasters, various agencies conduct studies, which do tend to come too late for the immediate situations but are intended to learn more about better courses of action and preparedness should such a threat be posed again in the future. One such organization is called the National Environment Agency, or NEA.

The National Environment Agency has spent over 2 million dollars on the study they have been conducting since the 2004 disaster in hopes of discovering the seismological reasons for the tsunamis and to perhaps come to and understanding that will allow them to prevent the occurrence of such a disaster in Singapore. The island of Singapore is well populated due to the influence of the business districts, the international tourism trade, the many elegant restaurants and the best hotels in Singapore that would be devastated by such a disaster. As well, they would like to be able to protect and to give fair warning to the local population that lives along the beaches and the coastline would be most affected by a tidal wave.

The two areas of study are simple. The first is to simply study the activity along the ocean floor. There is much to be learned about the fault line as in the past it has produced quakes that have registered as high a level nine on the Richter Scale. There are also many underwater land slides that can affect the occurrence tsunamis. The one fact that can save Singapore should such and earthquake of high magnitude is that the water surrounding the island is relatively shallow. This affects the size of the tidal wave that would occur, creating a much smaller wave in the end. It also serves to slow down the speed of the wave giving the population and the authorities on the island of Singapore roughly 10 hours to evacuate and to prepare. This would affect local residents and those residing in a boutique hotel Singapore.

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