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The Great Sumatran fault, also known as Semangko fault, is a large strike-slip fault running the entire length of the island of Sumatra.This Indonesian island is located in a highly seismic area of the world, including a subduction zone off the west coast of the island.
The tectonics processes in Indonesia formed major structures in Indonesia. The most prominent fault in the west of Indonesia is the Semangko Fault or the Great Sumatran Fault, a dextral strike-slip fault along Sumatra Island (about 1,900 km). The formation of this fault zone is related to the subduction zone in the west of Sumatra.
UTC time: 2022-02-25 01:39:27: ISC event: 622071228: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: 25 February 2022: Local time: 08:39:27 WIB (): Magnitude: 6.2 M w: Depth: 4.0 km (2 mi) Epicenter: 1]: Fault: Great Sumatran fault: Type: Strike-slip: Areas affected: West Sumatra, Indonesia: Total damage: Rp 780 million: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe): Foreshocks: 1 : Aftershocks: 201 : Casualties: 27 dead ...
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...
The Great Sumatran fault is a 1,900 km (1,200 mi) strike-slip fault system located on the island of Sumatra. The fault is divided into about 20 segments. [6] The Great Sumatran fault was the source of the 1994 Liwa and 1995 Kerinci earthquakes. It produced its largest earthquake during the 1943 Alahan Panjang sequence; measuring M s 7.8. [7]
New satellite images show a significant fault line stretching through a city near the epicentre of Turkey’s deadly earthquake.. A vast fault line rupture in Nurdagi is seen cutting across a ...
The case drew immediate comparisons to an incident in November in Laos in which six tourists — including one American and two Australian teenagers — died after drinking tainted alcohol at a ...
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