tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825987613180572512024-03-08T16:04:49.944-08:00Chapter 2. Tectonics of IndonesiaDarmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02782732581537482284noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382598761318057251.post-66116560090939557792015-02-20T20:35:00.001-08:002015-02-20T20:35:41.215-08:00Introduction<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Indonesia is located between two continental plates: the</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Plate" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Eurasian Plate</span></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunda_Plate" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sunda Plate)</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Plate" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Australian Plate</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sahul Shelf); and between two oceanic plates: the</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Sea_Plate" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Philippine Sea Plate</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Plate" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Pacific Plate</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subduction" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> subduction</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of the Indian oceanic plate beneath the Eurasian continental plate formed the</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_arc" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> volcanic arc</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in western Indonesia, one of the most seismically active areas on the planet with a long history of powerful eruptions and earthquakes. This chain of active volcanoes formed</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Sumatra</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Java</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Bali</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nusa_Tenggara" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Nusa Tenggara</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> islands, most of which, particularly Java and Bali, emerged within the last 2-3 million years. The Pacific and Australian plate movements controlled the tectonics of the eastern portion of Indonesia and formed the unique feature of Banda Arc. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As the tectonic plates in Indonesian region actively move against each other they form a complex geological setting. The cluster of islands in Eastern Indonesia also reflect the impact of the tectonics.</span></div>
Darmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02782732581537482284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382598761318057251.post-6555958162441759152015-02-20T19:51:00.001-08:002015-02-20T20:38:02.161-08:00OutlineAuthor: Ma'ruf Mukti, Cipi<br />
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<a href="http://tectonics-indonesia.blogspot.com/2015/02/introduction.html">1. Introduction</a><br />
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2. History of tectonic studies in Indonesia<br />
2.1. Pre-1970s<br />
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2.2. 1980s</div>
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2.3. 1990s</div>
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2.4. 2000s</div>
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2.5. 2010s<br />
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3. Present day tectonic setting</div>
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3.1. Subduction zone and seismicity</div>
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3.2. Forearc highs (outer arc ridge, etc.)</div>
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3.3. Forearc basins</div>
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3.4. Volcanic arc</div>
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3.5. Back arc basisn</div>
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4. Major structures in Western Indonesia</div>
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4.1. Sumatra</div>
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4.2. Java</div>
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4.3. Borneo</div>
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5. Major structures in Eastern Indonesia</div>
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5.1. Sulawesi</div>
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5.2. Papua</div>
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5.3. Moluccas</div>
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5.4. Banda Arc region</div>
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