The response to the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia has emphasised how far scientific understanding of tsunamis has come over the last two decades, and the improved mitigation measures that are now in place.
Research reveals that a fault cutting through the subsurface of Jakarta could generate a damaging earthquake of high magnitude.
Researchers from BGS and the universities of Edinburgh and Padua created the forecasting tools, which were trained on real earthquakes around the world.
The project, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, will focus on minimising economic and social impacts from rainfall-induced landslides.
The BGS Common Ground project has been awarded new funding to help unlock the value of ground investigation data.
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