The characteristics of submarine landslide sediments in Eastern Indonesia with study case in Kai Archipelago Waters and Surrounding Area

Abstract We review the characteristics of submarine landslide sediments as this phenomenon was observed during geological and geophysics systematic mapping in Eastern Indonesia especially surrounding Kai Archipelago using Geomarin 3 owned by Ministry Energy Mineral Resources operated Marine Geological Institute (MGI). In survey encountered seafloor sediment interpreted products a seismically active area. The were characterized mixed up gravel, sand, silt clay fractions with percentages between 5.91 - 15.85, 60.1 72.68, 9.42 22.40 4.06 8.97 respectively. where deposited is slope sea depths ranging from 200 to 700 meters spread offshore at south, east north Archipelago. Seismicity area related intense earthquakes that occurred subduction zone Banda Sea.