Tsunami Warning Operations and Standard Operating Procedures, Indonesia, January 2020

Strengthening Tsunami Warning Operations and Standard Operating Procedures

Jakarta, Indonesia
14-17 January 2020

Tsunamis can be extremely deadly because of their quick onset and immediate impact in minutes. In order to warn the public quickly, agencies must pre-plan and have reliable protocols and standard operating procedures (SOPs) which are well-known to every stakeholder, and which are well-exercised and practiced. SOP development is a dynamic process, and each event is unique in its generation and impact, and so also in its response. In every damaging event, we learn a little more about the science of tsunamis and new techniques and technologies are developed to improve our tsunami warning forecasting and decision-making.

The interactive workshop will use historical data, some played back in real time, to analyse and decide on tsunami warning actions using today's tools and methodologies, taking into consideration Indonesia's SOPs. We will also review and identify science lessons learnt from recent past earthquakes and tsunamis around the world (for example, the 2010 Chile, 2011 Japan, 2016 Kaikoura New Zealand, and others).

On Day 1, a stakeholder planning workshop will be conducted to further develop Indonesia’s plans for the deployment of SMART cable technologies aimed at strengthening earthquake and tsunami detection, source characterization, and tsunami wave forecasting.

 Informational Documents