Halmahera Sea

14 Nov 2024 10:28:05 am

Tags : Halmahera Sea

Topic: Physical Geography

Why in the news?

An earthquake measuring 5.7 magnitude struck the Halmahera Sea in Indonesia, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

Source: The Hindu

About Halmahera Sea:

It is a regional sea located in the central eastern part of Australasian Mediterranean Sea.
It is centered at about 1°S and 129°E and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the north, Halmahera to the west, Waigeo and West Papua to the east, and the Seram Sea to the south.
It covers about 95,000 km. and its topography comprises a number of separate basins and ridges, the chief of which is the Halmahera Basin reaching a depth of 2039 m.
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defines the Halmahera Sea as being one of the waters of the East Indian Archipelago.

Earthquake:

It is the shaking of the Earth\'s surface. It is caused due to release of energy, which generates waves that travel in all directions.
The vibrations called seismic waves are generated from earthquakes that travel through the Earth and are recorded on instruments called seismographs.
The location below the earth’s surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter.

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