Abstract
Padang, West Sumatra is located in the collision area of two tectonic plates, namely Indo-Australia and Eurasia. Which is marked by the presence of a tectonic earthquake center in the Mentawai islands and surroundings. Realising the high risk of disasters, the people of Padang city must be ready and prepared for the possibility of an earthquake and tsunami. To reduce the risk of disaster, the use of “self-help” and “mutual-help” parameter might be the best way to help the people to know “what should they do?” and “how can they do it?” to protect themselves from disasters. This research aims to analyse the Padang city community’s preparedness to face the Earthquake and Tsunami disaster by using “self-help” and “mutual-help” parameters. A questionnaire consisting of 20 questions was used to collect the data. The sample size of this research is 400. The data was collected from 4 different areas (Random area, Pondok area, Purus area, and Ulak Karang area). The study found that the Padang city community might not be prepared to face the earthquake and tsunami disaster in the future in terms of self-help and mutual help as most of the items mentioned in the questionnaire have not been applied. The government is urged to develop appropriate policies regarding further disaster risk reduction
Highlights
Indonesia is known as a disaster-prone country because this country is surrounded by the Pacific Ring of Fire and is above three continental plate collisions, namely IndoAustralia, Eurasia, and the Pacific plate [1]
West Sumatera is one of the disaster high-risk Province in Indonesia. This province is located in the collision area of two tectonic plates, namely Indo-Australia and Eurasia, and marked by the presence of a tectonic earthquake center in the Mentawai islands and surroundings
The capital city of West Sumatra located near the Mentawai island predicted to face a major Earthquake and Tsunami in the future
Summary
Indonesia is known as a disaster-prone country because this country is surrounded by the Pacific Ring of Fire and is above three continental plate collisions, namely IndoAustralia, Eurasia, and the Pacific plate [1]. West Sumatera is one of the disaster high-risk Province in Indonesia. This province is located in the collision area of two tectonic plates, namely Indo-Australia and Eurasia, and marked by the presence of a tectonic earthquake center in the Mentawai islands and surroundings. The capital city of West Sumatra located near the Mentawai island predicted to face a major Earthquake and Tsunami in the future. The last major tsunamigenic earthquakes events in this area were in 1797 and 1833 [4], while two recent events, Mw 8.4 and Mw 7.9, occurred near Bengkulu on 12 and 13 September 2007. F.A., et al.[5], stated that a segment
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