Geologically, this area is situated on highly active tectonic plates, particularly around the Pacific and Indian Oceans. One of the most dangerous types of earthquakes in this region is the megathrust ...

Why there is a major tsunami risk to the east coast of New Zealand. Whakatāne needs to prepare for a megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami similar in size and strength to the 2011 Japan ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - News about the megathrust earthquake has been circulated due to the daunting warning that the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) released a few while back.

Here, the Pacific Ocean floor is subducting under North America – and when the fault periodically locks and releases, it can unleash devastating megathrust earthquakes and record-breaking waves.

A megathrust is the meeting zone between the ... as quoted by news outlet Jawa Pos. In response to the BMKG’s warning, the Ministry of Social Affairs said that it has sent a team to Mentawai ...

The new threat level issued by Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee is similar to estimates published in the journal ...