The effectiveness of mobile application of earthquake and tsunami early warning system in community based disaster risk reduction

Abstract

Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (Community Based DRR) needs participatory of the society in disaster prone area to get involved in the process and goals. Saving live and also reducing devastated infrastructures is the highest priority in Early Warning System (EWS) in earthquake and tsunami prone areas. Unfortunately, there is little availability for EWS that is very user-friendly, easy to access, and have local information and content. Hence, this research wants to develop a Mobile Application for earthquake and tsunami early warning system which is support the Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction. This Mobile Application designed for local content of Bandar Lampung City, Lampung Province Indonesia. The research conducted by two stages: (1) to make design and to build Mobile Application for earthquake and tsunami early warning system; and (2) to deliver questionnaire a to some respondents for Mobile Application Try-Out, before and after using the mobile application. The mobile application built by this research named "Integrated Early Warning System of Lampung (Sistem Peringatan Dini Terpadu Lampung)". The results found that the "Integrated Early Warning System of Lampung" Application is also effective to give knowledge of disaster risk reduction as well as earthquake and tsunami. As conclusions, the "Integrated Early Warning System of Lampung" Application is effective to give alert and knowledge as early warning system and can be developed for national purposes.