Megathrust Earthquakes in Indonesia - Megathrust Earthquakes in Java, Megathrust Earthquakes in Sumatra (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Megathrust earthquakes in Java, Megathrust earthquakes in Sumatra, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, 2009 Sumatra earthquakes, October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami, May 2006 Java earthquake, July 2006 Java earthquake, September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes, Sunda megathrust, 2009 West Java earthquake, 2005 Sumatra earthquake, 1833 Sumatra earthquake, 2000 Sumatra earthquake, 1797 Sumatra earthquake, 1935 Sumatra earthquake, March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes, 1861 Sumatra earthquake, 1984 Northern Sumatra earthquake, April 2010 Sumatra earthquake, 1994 Java earthquake, May 2010 Northern Sumatra earthquake. Excerpt: The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake. The resulting tsunami is given various names, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, South Asian Tsunami, Indonesian Tsunami, and Boxing Day Tsunami. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (98 ft) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest hit, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand. With a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3, it is the third largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph. This earthquake had the longest duration of faulting ever observed, between 8.3 and 10 minutes. It caused the entire planet to vibrate as much as 1 centimetre (0.4 inches) and triggered other earthquakes as far away as Alaska. Its epicentre was between Sime...