The 1992 Flores Earthquake happened in Indonesia on a thrust fault on December 12, with a surface wave magnitude of 7.5. The epicenter was Maumere, Flores; Indonesia with the absolute location 8°31' S, 121° 54' E.
This is an sample of the video installation "Earthquake"
Earthquakes can have a large impact on the economy. Earthquake can destroy shops and buildings and damage transportation routes such as road, highways and train tracks from things such as landslides. This makes trade and communication difficult. The cost for repairs after an earthquake are high and income could be lost. Areas that are prone to earthquakes can also suffer from only having investment for repairs. A possible impact on the agriculture is that areas with loose soil are prone to shaking more violently, which can damage crops growing there more easily even if it's just a moderate earthquake.
Earthquakes can also have influence in culture. An example of this is a video installation made in 2010 that was inspired by Earthquakes in Indonesia. The creator, Krishna Murti combined new media art and traditional performing arts and performance to create "Earthquake". In the video, the gentle lapping of the waves are supposed to contradict the title while the female performer was representing the unseen events that are unpredictable. The piece related the devastation of a natural disaster that define a turning point in an individuals's life that separate their lives, into a before and after. It shows how even though the two parts may be very split and divided, they are still intertwined. This piece also acknowledges that Indonesia has a historic background in which they cannot invoke political change with a natural devastation such as a hurricane to bring people together on common ground.
In regions that are prone to earthquakes, they have taken precaution, influencing the infrastructure. Things such as adding steel and concrete bracing to the internal structure and foundations as well as base isolation where the soft metals such as lead are put in the foundation to help buildings withstand earthquakes. Other things such as dampening the vibration inside the building with heavy weights and removing weak structures such as towers. These things are some examples of the design codes that countries use to specify the amount of movement a building can withstand, so that buildings can be flexible, move and bend without breaking.