The shutdown also interfered with the response to the 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami, as the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta's Twitter account was unable to tweet updates, and the United States Geological Survey was unable to provide data on the tsunami.
Penutupan ini juga menghambat respons Amerika Serikat terhadap tsunami Selat Sunda 2018 karena akun Twitter Kedubes A.S. di Jakarta tidak bisa menyampaikan berita terkini, dan United States Geological Survey tidak bisa menyediakan data tsunami.