Indonesia an Island Nation, No Stranger to Disastrous Earthquakes

Indonesia is mainly in the center of many natural disasters because it is geographically close to a wide watershed. Tsunamis and typhoons occur as frequently as small to large earthquakes caused by very active subduction zones. Several active subduction zones were found there, and the India - Australia plate moved under the Eurasian plate and moved at a speed of approximately 50 - 70 mm per year, and the Pacific plate was in the Eurasian plate It moves downwards and moves at an annual rate. 100 to 110 mm

From California to Alaska, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Indonesia, tsunamis and earthquakes can occur around the Pacific Rim Volcano Zone. The Philippines is not unfamiliar with the earthquake - the Philippine archipelago is mainly caused by a structural quarrel between the Eurasian plate and the Pacific plate, forming a Philippine plate as a unique presence. Latest earthquake activity near Metro Manila area: August 31, 2018, Magnitude 5.5, GMT 14: 40: 29 (local time 22: 40: 29), location 13.556 ° N 120.903 ° E East 8 MM Puerto Galera, The 140 KM Mindoro Island lasted 2.0 seconds in the Metro Manila area, but there was no major damage to the structure, only vibration. Earthquake information from the USGS website

Rolling from the land under the island caused three disasters. The first eruption of Merapi volcano occurred several hours after a strong submarine earthquake near Sumatra, one of the western islands of Indonesia. The earthquake caused a ten-foot tsunami or a huge wave, at least 430 people died and about 16,000 people lost their homes.

In the past two weeks, the island experienced hundreds of earthquakes. According to the report, an earthquake of magnitude 9 occurred on May 4, 2018. This is the strongest earthquake on the 43-year-old island. Immediately after the earthquake, some beaches were photographed and retreated, but no tsunami warning was issued. For those unaware, large-scale island earthquakes can cause tsunamis. It is generally considered that the tsunami is showing signs of development as the coastline retreats after the earthquake.

Earthquakes continue to be a threat in Indonesia, as the main crustal plate in this area encounters volcanic activity. Just as it happened on December 26, 2004, one of the big plate boundaries in the western part of Sumatra (the collision between the Indian Ocean and the Asian plate) is stressed, so in Indonesia we will wait for the next "big earthquake" Earth There are also scientists. The catastrophic earthquake of magnitude 2 caused a catastrophic tsunami (see below). However, scientists do not know when and where the next big earthquake will occur.