Tsunami Indonesia
2018 Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami
M7.5 earthquake, tsunami and soil liquefaction in Palu Bay.
Background from Wikipedia
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 7.5–7.6 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. This event was preceded by a sequence of foreshocks, the largest of which was a magnitude 6.1 tremor that occurred earlier that day.
From the Wikipedia article “2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia's figures may differ from the sources cited on this page.
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Impact figures
| Fatalities | 4,340 |
|---|---|
| Economic damage | $1,500,000,000 (nominal) |
| People affected | 200,000 |
| Region | Palu, Central Sulawesi |
Figures per cited sources; estimates for older events vary.
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