JAKARTA, Oct 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia, one of the countries in the world that bears constant risks of earthquakes and tsunamis, has been pushing efforts to strengthen its early warning system, to monitor seismic activities and provide early detections for natural disasters.
The country’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) said yesterday that, it had been building an end-to-end system, that processed seismograph data in real-time and converted it into easily understood information.
“Hopefully, with the more advanced system technology, we can get early information about the potential of earthquakes and tsunamis, so that the authorities can take immediate preventive measures more quickly,” BMKG’s head of the earthquake and tsunami mitigation dissemination team, Septa Anggraini, said, in a press release.
“The early warnings will give the people more time to evacuate and save themselves. As a result, we can minimise the negative impacts caused by the earthquakes,” he added.
Indonesia is one of the countries prone to earthquakes, including megathrusts, due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, making it frequently impacted by seismic activities and vulnerable to earthquakes.
Recently, the country has been preparing itself to face megathrust earthquakes, that may generate highly-impactful tsunamis.– NNN-ANTARA