TY - JOUR
T1 - Uncovering unnoticed small-scale tsunamis
T2 - field survey in Lombok, Indonesia, following the 2018 earthquakes
AU - Tsimopoulou, Vana
AU - Mikami, Takahito
AU - Hossain, Tajnova Tanha
AU - Takagi, Hiroshi
AU - Esteban, Miguel
AU - Utama, Nuki Agya
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was partially funded by the JSPS KAKENHI Grant No. 16KK0121 (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science). A part of the present work was performed within the scope of activities of Research Institute of Sustainable Future Society, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University.
Funding Information:
This research was partially funded by the JSPS KAKENHI Grant No. 16KK0121 (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science). A part of the present work was performed within the scope of activities of Research Institute of Sustainable Future Society, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Nature B.V.
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - In 2018, Lombok island, Indonesia, was hit by a series of destructive earthquakes that caused thousands of casualties and widespread material damage. In response to those events, a field survey was conducted along the coast of Lombok aiming at collecting data about disaster preparedness and awareness of local inhabitants regarding natural disasters, with a focus on tsunami events. During the survey, the authors interviewed witnesses of small tsunami waves that were generated by the 2018 earthquakes. The work described here encompasses the authors’ field observations, which helped ascertain the occurrence of small-scale tsunamis, and the analysis of data collected via unstructured interviews and a limited questionnaire survey. Attention is drawn to the potential value added by recording small-scale tsunamis for future research, and some insights into what priorities should be set for future disaster risk management in Lombok are provided. The authors suggest that improvements in disaster awareness and education of residents, flood-proofing of houses that are bound to be reconstructed after the earthquakes, and investment in a fully modern flood warning system would be beneficial.
AB - In 2018, Lombok island, Indonesia, was hit by a series of destructive earthquakes that caused thousands of casualties and widespread material damage. In response to those events, a field survey was conducted along the coast of Lombok aiming at collecting data about disaster preparedness and awareness of local inhabitants regarding natural disasters, with a focus on tsunami events. During the survey, the authors interviewed witnesses of small tsunami waves that were generated by the 2018 earthquakes. The work described here encompasses the authors’ field observations, which helped ascertain the occurrence of small-scale tsunamis, and the analysis of data collected via unstructured interviews and a limited questionnaire survey. Attention is drawn to the potential value added by recording small-scale tsunamis for future research, and some insights into what priorities should be set for future disaster risk management in Lombok are provided. The authors suggest that improvements in disaster awareness and education of residents, flood-proofing of houses that are bound to be reconstructed after the earthquakes, and investment in a fully modern flood warning system would be beneficial.
KW - 2018 earthquakes
KW - Field survey
KW - Lombok
KW - Tsunami
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U2 - 10.1007/s11069-020-04071-z
DO - 10.1007/s11069-020-04071-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85085355239
SN - 0921-030X
VL - 103
SP - 2045
EP - 2070
JO - Natural Hazards
JF - Natural Hazards
IS - 2
ER -