Indonesia looks to mosque loudspeakers to double as earthquake warning systems

The Guardian UK Monday 12 October 2026, 00:29 UTC By Oliver Holmes in Bangkok 1 min read

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A five-year trial is assessing whether the loudspeakers used to broadcast the call to prayer can help to warn hard-to-reach territoriesScientists working on an early warning system in earthquake-prone Indonesia have taken the spiritual path to designing a network of alarms that will reach even the remotest communities: they hope to use mosques to save lives. A five-year trial is assessing whether the ubiquitous loudspeakers used to broadcast the call to prayer can double up as warning...

A five-year trial is assessing whether the loudspeakers used to broadcast the call to prayer can help to warn hard-to-reach territories

Scientists working on an early warning system in earthquake-prone Indonesia have taken the spiritual path to designing a network of alarms that will reach even the remotest communities: they hope to use mosques to save lives.

A five-year trial is assessing whether the ubiquitous loudspeakers used to broadcast the call to prayer can double up as warning klaxons for earthquakes.

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