Roundup: Indonesia in cautious mode to face megathrust earthquakes

JAKARTA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia, ranked among top 35 countries for natural disaster risk, is actively preparing for potential megathrust earthquakes that could trigger devastating tsunamis.

Head of Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Dwikorita Karnawati, has said that megathrust earthquakes would likely occur in two zones, the Sunda Strait and around the Mentawai-Siberut islands. Both are known as earthquake-prone areas in the Indian Ocean that have latent potential for hundreds of years for seismic gaps.