The West Sumatra Earthquakes: Not Learning Our Lessons?

Jonatan Lassa

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Abstract: A big earthquake hit the ocean floor off Southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia on 2 March 2016. Tsunami warnings were issued by the government to the whole Sumatran regions. How effective are Indonesia’s tsunami warning systems today?

Keywords: earthquake; West Sumatra; Indonesia; tsunami; populated region; natural hazards; culture; disaster reduction; invest; warning; sirens; evacuation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-03
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