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        "id": 1681687,
        "msgid": "indonesian-disaster-experts-association-reminds-diy-to-prepare-for-potential-megathrust-earthquake-1776336719",
        "date": "2026-04-16 16:58:50",
        "title": "Indonesian Disaster Experts Association Reminds DIY to Prepare for Potential Megathrust Earthquake",
        "author": "Andri Saubani",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Experts from the Indonesian Association of Disaster Experts (IABI) have urged the government and residents of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) to prepare for a potential megathrust earthquake, estimated to occur in the final 30 years of its 200-year cycle, with a possible magnitude of 8.7. Professor Dwikorita Karnawati, a former head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), emphasised the need for serious preparedness measures, including adaptive infrastructure like the Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA), which is designed to withstand such seismic events and tsunamis up to 15 metres high. This warning, based on scientific studies from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), aims to inform policy rather than cause alarm, highlighting YIA's role as a potential evacuation site for up to 12,000 people.",
        "content": "<p>Experts in disaster management in Indonesia have reminded the\ngovernment and residents of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) to\nprepare for the potential megathrust earthquake, which is predicted to\nhave a 200-year recurrence cycle. It is currently estimated to be in the\nfinal 30-year phase. Dwikorita Karnawati, Chair of the Board of the\nIndonesian Association of Disaster Experts (IABI), stated that the\nsouthern Java region, including Yogyakarta, is now in the last 30 years\nof that major cycle, according to studies by experts from the Bandung\nInstitute of Technology (ITB) or ITB University. \u201cThis is not to\nfrighten, but the result of scientific studies to support policy. We are\nat the end of the 200-year cycle where the energy has not yet been\nreleased. The potential magnitude could reach 8.7, so preparedness in\nDIY must be increased seriously,\u201d she said during a seminar\ncommemorating the 20th anniversary of the Yogyakarta Earthquake,\nattended from Jakarta on Thursday (16\/4\/2026). Dwikorita, who is also a\nformer head of BMKG, emphasised the importance of building adaptive\ninfrastructure, as implemented at Yogyakarta International Airport\n(YIA), to minimise the risk of casualties when that megathrust energy is\nreleased. The YIA airport is considered by experts to be the only\naviation infrastructure in Southeast Asia that is seriously designed to\nwithstand earthquake shocks of magnitude 8.7 as well as tsunamis up to\n15 metres high. The building is designed to remain sturdy and capable of\nserving as a temporary evacuation site for around 12,000 people on the\nmezzanine floor and terminal.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesian-disaster-experts-association-reminds-diy-to-prepare-for-potential-megathrust-earthquake-1776336719",
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