Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes of Southeast Asia

Abstract

Earthquakes in this area are concentrated along the Indonesian island arc and the portion of the Circum-Pacific seismic belt which extends from New Guinea through Taiwan. Most of the tsunamis which have been reported from this area have occurred in the Banda, Molucca, and Celebes Seas of eastern Indonesia. A few tsunamis have been reported from the Sulu Sea, The northeastern quarter of the South China Sea, the Java Sea-Makassar Strait region, and the Indian Ocean side of Indonesia. Volcanic activity in this area is concentrated into three regions. The first extends along the Indonesian island arc from Sumatra through Ceram. The second borders the Pacific Ocean from New Guinea through the Philippine Islands and Taiwan. The third, a region of submarine volcanism, lies in the South China Sea off South Vietnam.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0846173

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Continents
  • Earthquakes
  • Geography
  • Indian Ocean
  • Indonesia
  • Islands
  • New Guinea
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Sea Water
  • South China Sea
  • South Vietnam
  • Southeast Asia
  • Submarines
  • Tsunamis
  • Vietnam

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Oceanography.
  • Seismology