Indonesia

Bali, Indonesia.

ICGs & TICs

Indonesia's extensive coastlines lie on the Indian Ocean to the west, on the Pacific Ocean to the east, and along the seas that connect both. This means it belongs to two Intergovernmental Coordination Groups and is advised by two Tsunami Information Centres.

Country data

Being the world's largest island country, as well as home to the world's most populous island, between two largely earthquake-prone oceans, means millions of Indonesians live under great risk of being affected by tsunamis.
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54,716 km
total coastline

Across over 6,000 inhabited islands

people
195+ million
coastal population

Approximately 70% of the country's total

Tsunami warning sign on the Pacific Coast over a blurred blue ocean.

Tsunami Service Provider

The Indonesia Tsunami Early Warning System acts as TSP for the IOTWMS region.

Speaker tower on a Sydney beach for tsunami warnings.

National Tsunami Warning Center

Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia (BMKG)

Jl. Angkasa I, No. 2
Kemayoran, Jakarta Pusat 10720
Indonesia

+62 21 424 6321

info@bmkg.go.id

Fireman descending staircase.

Disaster Management Office

National Disaster Management Agency

Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No. 36
Jakarta Pusat
Indonesia

+62 21 345 8400

posko@bnpb.go.id

Dr Prih Harjadi, TNC Indonesia

Tsunami National Contact

Prih Harjadi

Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia (BMKG)

Tsunami Ready

Community members with the official tsunami evacuation map in Lebak, Indonesia.

Indonesian communities certified Tsunami Ready:

  • Kelurahan Tanjung Benoa (Bali) since 2022
  • Tambakrejo Village (East Java) since 2022
  • Glagah Village (Yogyakarta) since 2022
  • Kemadang Village (Yogyakarta) since 2022
  • Pangandaran Village (West Java) since 2022
  • Panggarangan Village (Lebak) since 2022
  • Purus Village (West Sumatera) since 2022
  • Lolong Belanti Village (West Sumatera) since 2022
  • Kuta Mandalika Village (West Nusa Tenggara) since 2022
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All Member States

Take a look at other Member States and their commitment towards mitigating tsunami risk in their communities and around the world.