KNOW THE POTENTIAL OF DISASTERS IN BALI

            Bali is a small island in Indonesia which is one of the leading tourist destinations in The World. The main attraction of foreign tourists of come to Bali, because factor of nature and culture in Bali, as many foreign and local tourists who come to Bali cause a degree of economy in Bali also increased. In addition to the natural potential that benefits Bali, it also has the potential for disasters that are very dangerous, one of which is the earthquake. There are a variety of causes of earthquakes, one of which is because the plates are gone . Because Bali is susceptible to earthquakes and the history of major earthquakes in Bali has resulted in the government, private sector and everyone do to improve the quality of infrastructure .

              The earth is composed of several earth plates which keep moving between one plate and another. In Indonesia, there are two large plates that comprise the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate. Both of these major  plates continue to move closer together so that  both of  these plates meet and pressing each other, more powerful plates will creep down this event is called subduction. The movement of the earth's plates (Subduction ) becomes one of the sources of earthquakes . Now just south of the island of Bali the subduction area is located, causing a frequent source of earthquakes on the island of Bali. In addition to the south of the island of Bali in the north there is also a Flores Fault in geological terms called back arc thrust that extends in the sea from the north of the island of  Flores to the north sea of ​​Lombok . Which is also a source of earthquake.

The history of the earthquake disaster in Bali needs to be a reference for the community in overcoming and reducing disaster victims, because with the large earthquake that occurred in Bali, the building quality standards in Bali also increased so that if there was an earthquake the minimal buildings in Bali did not immediately collapse which can cause fatalities. With adequate building quality, it gives people the opportunity in the building to save themselves. Besides the opportunity to save themselves more people also need to be provided with provisions to sustainably mitigate earthquake disasters, so that if at any time an earthquake occurs the community can directly save themselves so as to reduce the casualties caused.