Alpide belt
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The Alpide belt extends from Java to Sumatra through the Himalayas, the Mediterranean, and out into the Atlantic. It is the second most seismic region (5-6% of earthquakes and 17% of the world's largest earthquakes) in the world. The Pacific Ring of Fire is the most seismic region.
Indonesia lies between the Pacific Ring of Fire along the northeastern islands adjacent to and including New Guinea and the Alpide belt along the south and west from Sumatra, Java, Bali, Flores, and Timor. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake just off the coast of Sumatra was located within the Alpide belt. [[Citing sources citation needed]]
Sources
- [Historic Earthquakes & Earthquake Statistics - USGS]
- ["Ring of Fire", Plate Tectonics, Sea-Floor Spreading, Subduction Zones, "Hot Spots" - USGS]
- [Map of the Ring of Fire]
- [image_glossary].
See also
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