Motion the subducted plate nearly perpendicular the trench axis purple line

as residents rushed to higher ground. Local media report that hundreds of houses have been damaged, and there are electricity blackouts across the province. Following the earthquake, people remained out on

USGS

The red star shows the epicenter of the earthquake while the arrows show the direction of motion of the Australia-Indian Plate.	Earthquake

At the location of this earthquake, the Australia-Indian Plate moves north-northeast with respect to the Sunda microplate at a velocity of approximately 60-65 mm/yr.
The Sunda trench axis strikes approximately N 37°W. The Indian Ocean crust is moving in an azimuth of ~ N 23°E relative to Southeast Asia, giving an angle of obliquity of 60°.	Sunda Trench	UNAVCO
	Australia-Indian Plate	UNAVCO

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