{"id":1860793,"date":"2026-04-02T02:05:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1860793"},"modified":"2026-04-02T02:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:05:55","slug":"indonesia-how-do-you-prepare-for-a-megathrust-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1860793","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia: How do you prepare for a megathrust earthquake?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One person was reported to have been killed by the falling rubble in the Manado area Image: Tonny Rarung\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A powerful\u00a0magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck the Northern \u200cMolucca \u2060Sea \u2060off the coast of Ternate, Indonesia<\/a>\u00a0early Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.<\/p>\n

The strong tremor toppled and damaged buildings in the cities\u00a0of Bitung and Manado, in\u00a0North Sulawesi, and in Ternate city, one province over\u00a0in North Maluku.<\/p>\n

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Several people were injured as a result of the quakeImage: Andreas Ruauw\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A 70-year-old woman\u00a0died when\u00a0a building collapsed in\u00a0Manado city, and another resident was injured,\u00a0Indonesia’s Search and Rescue Agency said. At least three people were hospitalized in Ternate.<\/p>\n

Search and rescue official George Leo Mercy Randang told the AFP news agency that the woman had been\u00a0“buried under the rubble.”<\/p>\n

What else do we know about the Indonesia earthquake?<\/h2>\n

The quake triggered a\u00a0tsunami warning\u00a0for Indonesia and neighboring countries, the Philippines and Malaysia, with the\u00a0US monitoring center warning of possible “hazardous tsunami waves” within 1,000 kilometers\u00a0(621 miles) of the epicenter.<\/p>\n

Waves of up to 75 centimeters (30 inches) above normal levels were registered at several monitoring stations around the Molucca Sea coast.<\/p>\n

The tsunami warning has since been lifted.<\/p>\n

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The earthquake caused severe damage to buildings across North Sulawesi provinceImage: Tonny Rarung\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The quake struck some 127 kilometers west of Ternate at a shallow depth of about 35 kilometers.<\/p>\n

Earthquakes that strike near the Earth’s surface are usually more intense and damaging relative to tremors that occur at deeper levels.<\/p>\n

The USGS reported dozens of strong aftershocks, including one\u00a0as high as 6.2 magnitude.<\/p>\n

Indonesia straddles the Pacific Ring of Fire<\/a>, a tectonic zone with intense seismic and volcanic activity.<\/p>\n

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Indonesia: How do you prepare for a megathrust earthquake?<\/h2>\n

Edited by: Srinivas Mazumdaru and Karl Sexton<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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A powerful\u00a0magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck the Northern \u200cMolucca \u2060Sea \u2060off the coast of Ternate, Indonesia<\/a>\u00a0early Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.<\/p>\n

The strong tremor toppled and damaged buildings in the cities\u00a0of Bitung and Manado, in\u00a0North Sulawesi, and in Ternate city, one province over\u00a0in North Maluku.<\/p>\n

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Several people were injured as a result of the quakeImage: Andreas Ruauw\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A 70-year-old woman\u00a0died when\u00a0a building collapsed in\u00a0Manado city, and another resident was injured,\u00a0Indonesia’s Search and Rescue Agency said. At least three people were hospitalized in Ternate.<\/p>\n

Search and rescue official George Leo Mercy Randang told the AFP news agency that the woman had been\u00a0“buried under the rubble.”<\/p>\n

What else do we know about the Indonesia earthquake?<\/h2>\n

The quake triggered a\u00a0tsunami warning\u00a0for Indonesia and neighboring countries, the Philippines and Malaysia, with the\u00a0US monitoring center warning of possible “hazardous tsunami waves” within 1,000 kilometers\u00a0(621 miles) of the epicenter.<\/p>\n

Waves of up to 75 centimeters (30 inches) above normal levels were registered at several monitoring stations around the Molucca Sea coast.<\/p>\n

The tsunami warning has since been lifted.<\/p>\n

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The earthquake caused severe damage to buildings across North Sulawesi provinceImage: Tonny Rarung\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The quake struck some 127 kilometers west of Ternate at a shallow depth of about 35 kilometers.<\/p>\n

Earthquakes that strike near the Earth’s surface are usually more intense and damaging relative to tremors that occur at deeper levels.<\/p>\n

The USGS reported dozens of strong aftershocks, including one\u00a0as high as 6.2 magnitude.<\/p>\n

Indonesia straddles the Pacific Ring of Fire<\/a>, a tectonic zone with intense seismic and volcanic activity.<\/p>\n

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Indonesia: How do you prepare for a megathrust earthquake?<\/h2>\n

Edited by: Srinivas Mazumdaru and Karl Sexton<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A powerful\u00a0magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck the Northern \u200cMolucca \u2060Sea \u2060off the coast of Ternate, Indonesia<\/a>\u00a0early Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.<\/p>\n

The strong tremor toppled and damaged buildings in the cities\u00a0of Bitung and Manado, in\u00a0North Sulawesi, and in Ternate city, one province over\u00a0in North Maluku.<\/p>\n

A 70-year-old woman\u00a0died when\u00a0a building collapsed in\u00a0Manado city, and another resident was injured,\u00a0Indonesia’s Search and Rescue Agency said. At least three people were hospitalized in Ternate.<\/p>\n

Search and rescue official George Leo Mercy Randang told the AFP news agency that the woman had been\u00a0“buried under the rubble.”<\/p>\n

The quake triggered a\u00a0tsunami warning\u00a0for Indonesia and neighboring countries, the Philippines and Malaysia, with the\u00a0US monitoring center warning of possible “hazardous tsunami waves” within 1,000 kilometers\u00a0(621 miles) of the epicenter.<\/p>\n

Waves of up to 75 centimeters (30 inches) above normal levels were registered at several monitoring stations around the Molucca Sea coast.<\/p>\n

The tsunami warning has since been lifted.<\/p>\n

The quake struck some 127 kilometers west of Ternate at a shallow depth of about 35 kilometers.<\/p>\n

Earthquakes that strike near the Earth’s surface are usually more intense and damaging relative to tremors that occur at deeper levels.<\/p>\n

The USGS reported dozens of strong aftershocks, including one\u00a0as high as 6.2 magnitude.<\/p>\n

Indonesia straddles the Pacific Ring of Fire<\/a>, a tectonic zone with intense seismic and volcanic activity.<\/p>\n

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n

Edited by: Srinivas Mazumdaru and Karl Sexton<\/em><\/p>\n

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