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Earthquakes, Indonesia's Main Natural Hazard Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic country is located between the Indian and the Pacific Oceans. Indonesia is situated along the Pacific Ring of Fire and makes it susceptible to many natural threats that are often catastrophic in nature. On average, at least one major natural disaster has occurred in Indonesia every month since the 2004 tsunami including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and events caused by climate change such as droughts and disastrous floods. The country records upwards of 3,000 natural disasters across the archipelago in any given year. On average, 90% or more of these events are hydro-meteorological (e.g., storms, tornadoes, and floods); however, the remainder of events – earthquakes and tsunamis – are usually more deadly and more damaging. In any given decade, the country can suffer disastrous events that cost thousands of lives and displace tens of thousands of people while the economic loss