Great Sumatran fault

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Great Sumatran Fault
Semangko Fault
Location	Sumatra
Country	Indonesia
Characteristics
Length	~1650-1900km
Tectonics
Plate	Australian Plate, Eurasian Plate
Earthquakes	24 June 1933, 19 Sept 1936, 1943 Alahan Panjang earthquake, 2 April 1964, 1994 Liwa earthquake, March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes
Type	strike-slip fault

The Indonesian island of Sumatra is located in a highly seismic area of the world. In addition to the subduction zone off the west coast of the island, Sumatra also has a large strike-slip fault, the Great Sumatran Fault also known as Semangko Fault, running the entire length of the island. This fault zone accommodates most of the strike-slip motion associated with the oblique convergence between the Indo-Australian Plate and Eurasian Plate^[1] The fault ends in the north just below the city of Banda Aceh,^{[disputed – discuss]} which was devastated in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. After the December 2004 earthquake, pressure on the Great Sumatran Fault has increased tremendously, especially in the north.^{[citation needed]}