Background and Tectonics
Indonesia is well known for strong earthquakes: the 2000 Sumatra event marked the beginning of an ongoing period of seismic activity in the area, highlighted by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The 2000 Sumatra earthquake took place at the southeastern end of the fault segment that ruptured during the 1833. This group of earthquakes, in addition to the 2005 Sumatra earthquake, all ruptured along the megathrust that forms the interface between the Australian and Sunda Plates. This event was the only one of these earthquakes not to cause a tsunami.
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