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Indonesia and Japan will carry out joint research on earthquake to improve capability of producing accurate earthquake prediction, an Indonesian official said here on Monday.
The cooperation will create an early warning system that would eventually minimize impacts of earthquakes in both countries, Head of Indonesia's Meteorology, Climate and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Andi Eka Sakya said.
"We will send our staffs there. They have the super computer technology (to predict earthquake)," he said.
The joint research will be carried out by BMKG and Japan's Earthquake Prediction Research Center (EPRC), and BMKG's research was based on precursor mechanism with several censors have been set in locations in the country prone from earthquakes, Andi said.
Indonesia requires high speed analytical technology in doing so, he said, adding that Japan has offered its super computer technology to Indonesia including the training program for Indonesian resources.
Through the joint research with Japan, we expect the precursor mechanism would be able to provide information on earthquake symptoms 4 to 25 days beforehand, he said.
"If it can be integrated with early warning system, people can have ample time to safety," he said.
Indonesia, which sits in world's ring of fire vault lines, has seen frequent earthquakes in various scales which sometimes incited tsunamis that claimed huge number of casualties in its western region.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
