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Indonesia: Bandung earthquake triggered by unmapped fault, say experts

Source(s): Channel NewsAsia
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JAKARTA: West Java's sudden earthquake on Wednesday (Sep 18) which left one dead and over 80 injured was triggered by an unmapped fault, according to Indonesian earthquake experts.

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Ms Nuraini explained that with accurate fault-mapping and appropriate disaster mitigation strategies, the government can narrow down disaster-prone areas and use the mapping data as a basis for disaster mitigation policies.

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However, she admits that mapping active faults is not an easy task, especially in places such as Java which is already heavily populated.

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Geological research requires digging the ground. If there are many houses, it makes it more difficult to do the research,” said Ms Nuraini.

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Hazards Earthquake
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