Application of Bisecting K-Means Method in Grouping Earthquake Data (Case Study: Earthquakes in Indonesia 2023)

Abstract

Earthquakes are natural disasters that frequently occur in Indonesia, threatening the safety and resilience of its communities. This study aims to analyze the descriptive and clustering results of earthquake data in Indonesia. The data used in this study include various variables such as latitude, longitude, magnitude, and depth as the main features. The method used in this study is Bisecting K-means, and the Davies Bouldin Index test is used to determine the number of clusters. The study results indicate the formation of 3 groups, where cluster 1 falls into the deep earthquake category, cluster 3 falls into the intermediate earthquake category, and cluster 2 falls into the shallow earthquake category, with an average Davies-Bouldin Index value of 0.4758.