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Proceedings - Balai Penelitian Tanah

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Harjadi PJP<br />

The earthquake of 26 December 2004 with a magnitude of 9.3<br />

generated a gigantic tsunami and killed more than 200.000 people in<br />

9 countries. In Aceh province, Indonesia more than 160.000 lives<br />

were lost.<br />

Figure 2. Seismicity map of Indonesia 1973-2007<br />

This tragedy was so painful that it was felt not only by the Indonesian<br />

people but also by most of the people around the world. Assistance<br />

came from all over the world to the affected countries, and alerted<br />

governments and scientists to consider the necessity of establishing<br />

tsunami early warning systems: IOTWS (Indian Ocean Tsunami<br />

Warning and Mitigation System). Once the IOTWS is established then<br />

the warning will alert people in the potentially affected areas to<br />

evacuate and move to higher ground to avoid tsunami waves. The<br />

Government of Indonesia supported by other countries especially<br />

Germany, France, China, Japan USA and international organization;<br />

UNESCO have committed to Establish InaTEWS (Indonesia Tsunami<br />

Early Warning System).<br />

International Workshop on Post Tsunami Soil Management, 1-2 July 2008 in Bogor, Indonesia

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