Predicted zones for the next 8.0 or larger. There have been so
many events in the 6.5 to 7.5 range that there are not many
preferred locations. Note that a major seismic event inside
any of the four purple triangles (or outside them, for that matter) will have tsunami
consequences for
Australia,
Papua-New Guinea, and island
neighbors such as Vanuatu and Tonga. We'd certainly advise
a mutual assistance
arrangement and cooperative
management of sensor networks. Neither seismic nor water
waves care about national boundaries or intra-national
divisions.