Event 12 – Rev. Ch. 16 V 10
In the Pacific ring of fire in the not too distant past, the super volcano Toba erupted.
The deep Java trench marks the line where the Indo-Australian plate subducts, i.e. slips under, the section of the Eurasian plate on which Indonesia sits. The Indo-Australian plate heats up and its water content turns to superheated steam under enormous pressure. Prodigious energies are generated and the volcanoes on the fault line release a part of these energies. Read More / Watch Video »
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.8-magnitude, undersea earthquake has shaken eastern Indonesia.
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’;s Sumatra island early this morning , the US Geological Survey said. 




