Java Trench
The Java Trench, also known as the Sunda Trench, is an oceanic trench located in the Indian Ocean. With a maximum depth of 7,290 metres, it is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean. The trench stretches from the Lesser Sunda Islands past Java, around the southern coast of Sumatra on to the Andaman Islands, and forms the boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
- The Java Trench is a subduction zone, where the Australian-Capricorn Plate is subducting under the Eurasian Plate.
- The subduction process is responsible for the formation of the Indonesian archipelago, as well as the high levels of seismic and volcanic activity in the region.
- The Java Trench is an active volcanic and seismic zone and has generated several earthquakes, including 2009 West Java earthquake of 7.0 magnitude, 2019 Sunda Strait earthquake of 6.9 magnitude.
- The Java Trench is an important area for scientific research and scientists are studying the trench to learn more about the Earth’s interior and the processes that shape the Earth’s surface.
Top 10 Most Active Earthquake Zones in The World
List of Top 10 Most Active Earthquake Zones: The Top 10 Most Active Earthquake Zones are Pacific Ring of Fire, Himalayan Region, Alpide Belt, East African Rift, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Anatolian Fault Zone, San Andreas Fault, Japan Trench, Tonga Trench, and Java Trench. Pacific Ring of Fire also known as the “Ring of Fire”, is the world’s greatest earthquake and volcanic-prone zone. It accounts for 81 percent of recorded earthquakes in the world.
Earthquakes are the abrupt shaking of the earth’s surface by the sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust, resulting in seismic waves. It occurs due to the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth’s surface. The point where the energy is released is called the earthquake’s focus, and the point directly above it on the Earth’s surface is the epicenter.
In this article, we will look into the List of the Top 10 Most Active Earthquake Zones in the world. We will also discuss the location and characteristics of these active Earthquake Zones.
Table of Content
- Earthquake
- List of Top 10 Most Active Earthquake Zones
- Pacific Ring of Fire
- Himalayan Region
- Alpide Belt
- East African Rift
- Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- Anatolian Fault Zone
- San Andreas Fault
- Japan Trench
- Tonga Trench
- Java Trench