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Aside of this structure, BMKG maintained 181 meteorological, climatological, and geophysical stations which its operations and management performed by 5 regional Indonesian Institutes for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (Indonesian: Balai Besar Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika, abbreviated BBMKG) responsible.
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The BMKG issued a tsunami warning based on seismographic data. [30] An alert was broadcast from radios and mosque loudspeakers on the mainland, prompting thousands to flee to higher ground. [ 11 ] It was later cancelled, but officials said that a tsunami warning system installed following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami had failed ...
With the identification of the Cugenang Fault, the BMKG said the 1,800 homes in several villages where the structure intersects would have to be relocated. [94] The BMKG prohibited the reconstruction of homes along the fault due to the present seismic hazard it poses. [95] By 27 April 2023, 351 houses had been reconstructed. [96]
The BMKG claimed the warning was lifted after the tsunami had struck, the timing is clear, but since there was a one-hour time difference between the sunset in Palu and Java where many Indonesian in social media reside, many thought the warning was lifted before the tsunami hit, because the video that circulating around was after the sunset ...
According to BMKG, this earthquake was a foreshock to the M w 6.9 earthquake. [23] Despite the earthquake, no increase in activity was recorded for the nearby volcanoes of Rinjani and Agung. [24] At certain areas in the northwestern parts of the island, the earthquake caused the ground to rise by as much as 25 centimetres (9.8 in). [25]
The earthquake initially registered magnitude 6.7 at a depth of 25 km, but was revised to 6.1 at 60 km depth by the BMKG. [11] This earthquake occurred as a result of oblique–slip faulting at an intermediate depth just off the coast of East Java. [2]
The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) stated that sensors would be installed around the volcano and that the volcano would be observed intensively due to its unstable condition. On 27 December, the status of the volcano was raised to Level 3, the second highest danger level.