Which Areas Are At Risk Affected By The Megathrust Earthquake? Check The Location Here

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The discussion of the mehgathrust earthquake echoed after Japan was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.1 magnitude. This natural disaster was caused by megathrust in the southern part of Japan.

Apart from Japan, Indonesia also has the potential to be hit by large-power earthquakes in the megathrust zone.

Based on data from the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Indonesia has around 16 megathrust earthquake zones spread from the west to the east.

there is a megathrust earthquake zone in Indonesia which is spread from the west to the east. So, which areas are at risk of being affected by a megathrust earthquake?

The Indonesian megathrust zone is located in the active subduction zone, ranging from Sundanese Subduction, Banda Subduction, Maluku Sea Plate Subduction, Sulawesi Subduction, Philippine Sea Plate Subduction, to North Papuan Subduction.

The active subduction zone consists of several segmentations of megathrust zone earthquake sources.

According to the Source Map and Earthquake Dangers published by the National Earthquake Study Center in 2017, the following are 16 megathrust zones in Indonesia along with their earthquake strength potential:

People living near the megathrust zone need to be vigilant and make preparations for earthquakes from an early age.

In this regard, BMKG has also installed a seismograph in the area near the Megathrust of the Banten Plate and the Sunda Strait as many as 39 pieces.

In addition, Accelerographs have also installed 20 pieces to monitor sea heights or automatic water levels of 22 pieces.

The megathrust earthquake is a type of large-power earthquake that occurs in the megathrust zone, which is an active subduction zone where the Samudra tectonic plate suppresses under the continental tectonic plate.

This megathrust zone is an arena where two plates meet and produce a stress field in the inter-plate contact. If this stress field is released suddenly, there will be a large earthquake.

The term megathrust itself comes from two words, namely a mega which means big and thrust which means boost or pressure. The megathrust earthquake can reach a magnitude of 9.9 making it one of the most powerful earthquakes and has the potential to cause a tsunami.

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