[1] This fault, estimated to be 100 kilometers (62 miles) long, stretches from Purwakarta to Lebak Regency[2] and is a threat to the Jakarta metropolitan area because the fault is partially located within the metropolitan area itself.
The fault is estimated at 100 km long and stretches from Purwakarta to Lebak Regency, moving at a rate of 5 mm a year.
[5] Half of the fault is locked[6] but it caused a large earthquake in 1834 which resulted in five deaths and serious damage in West Java.
[8] The fault passes through the Jakarta metropolitan area, which has a population of more than 30 million, where an earthquake could cause huge loss of life and damage.
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