Dikepung patahan aktif dan tanahnya sangat lunak, Jakarta rentan terdampak gempa megathrust 8,7 skala Richter. Jakarta berisiko menghadapi gempa bumi yang bersumber dari zona megathrust subduksi dan sesar aktif.
"Tebalnya lapisan tanah lunak di Jakarta berpotensi memicu amplifikasi atau penguatan guncangan saat terjadi gempa kuat," kata Kepala Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati di Jakarta.
Under the active fracture and the soil is very soft, Jakarta is vulnerable to the impact of megathrust earthquake 8.7 on the Richter scale. Jakarta risks dealing with earthquakes sourced from subduction megathrust zones and active faults.
"The soft soil layer in Jakarta has the potential to trigger amplification or strengthening of shocks during strong earthquakes," said Head of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati in Jakarta.