This subduction zone is quite similar to the Sumatra earthquake region. The last Cascadia earthquake was estimated to have a magnitude of 9.0 and occurred in January 1700, generating a Pacific ...

This study provides crucial insights for enhanced regional earthquake and tsunami preparedness. The Sumatra subduction zone is a highly active seismic region prone to large and destructive earthquakes ...

The 2004 earthquake triggered over 6,000 aftershocks in the first 10 years, two of which were M w 8.6 and M w 8.4 events, that ruptured much of the remaining Sumatran subduction zone.

Subduction zones like the Andaman-Sumatra region are becoming significant as they provide clues to earthquake generation. The discovery of slow slips — tectonic faults that move many orders of ...

The huge wave of water known as a tsunami, can be incredibly destructive as it surges onshore carrying all but the most solid objects inland.

Indonesia has several subduction zones that stretch from the tip of Sumatra Island to Papua. The latest research conducted by the National Earthquake Study Center (PuSGen) team in 2017 found that ...

Plates at subduction zones typically move just a few centimeters per year. But when accumulated stress at these convergent ...

The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence in May 2015, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the ...

Now, scientists aim to get their clearest picture yet of the complex mechanics of our big-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone – and what sets it apart from similar systems around the planet.