2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami

2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
The village of Petobo after the earthquake.
2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami is located in Sulawesi
2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami is located in Indonesia
2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
UTC time2018-09-28 10:02:44
ISC event616642238
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Local time18:02:44 WITA (Indonesia Central Standard Time)
Magnitude7.5 Mw
Depth20.0 km (12.4 mi)
Epicentre0°10′41″S 119°50′24″E / 0.178°S 119.840°E / -0.178; 119.840
FaultPalu-Koro fault
TypeStrike-slip
Max. intensityMMI X (Extreme)
Peak acceleration>1.54 g[1]
TsunamiYes (highest 10.7 m (35 ft) in Donggala Regency)[2][3]
LandslidesYes
ForeshocksMw 5.0–6.1
Aftershocks32 (As of 31 December 2018)[4]
Casualties
  • 4,340 dead[5]
  • 10,679 injured
  • 667 missing[5]
  • 70,821 evacuated[6]
  • (longer term) 206,524 made refugees as of 10/28[7]

On 28 September 2018, a shallow, large earthquake struck in the neck of the Minahasa Peninsula, Indonesia, with its epicentre located in the mountainous Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi. The magnitude 7.5 quake was located 70 km (43 mi) away from the provincial capital Palu and was felt as far away as Samarinda on East Kalimantan and also in Tawau, Malaysia.[8] This event was preceded by a sequence of foreshocks, the largest of which was a magnitude 6.1 tremor that occurred earlier that day.[9]

Following the mainshock, a tsunami alert was issued for the nearby Makassar Strait.[10] A localised tsunami struck Palu, sweeping shore-lying houses and buildings on its way. The combined effects of the earthquake and tsunami led to the deaths of an estimated 4,340 people.[5][11][12] This makes it the deadliest earthquake to strike the country since the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake, as well as the deadliest earthquake worldwide in 2018, surpassing the previous earthquake that struck Lombok nearly 2 months earlier, killing more than 500.[13] The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) confirmed that a tsunami had been triggered, with its height reaching an estimated maximum of 4 to 7 metres (13 to 23 ft), striking the settlements of Palu, Donggala and Mamuju along its path.[14]

The earthquake caused major soil liquefaction in areas in and around Palu.[15] In two locations this led to mudflows in which many buildings became submerged causing hundreds of deaths with many more missing.[16] The liquefaction was considered to be the largest in the world and was deemed as rare.[17][15]

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