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Satellite view of the destruction in Palu. More than 70,000 houses are reported to be damaged, forcing tens of thousands of people to live in shelters and tents. [48] In Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi, 1 mosque [49] and a major section of the Antapura Hospital collapsed.
Tsunami swept the coastal areas of the Mentawai Islands, off the west coast of Sumatra 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami: 28 September 2018: Palu Large earthquake near Donggala caused a tsunami that funneled into a bay rising high at Palu, Sulawesi, Indonesia 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami: 22 December 2018: Banten – Lampung
The Palu River flows into the bay on the south bank. The center of Palu is also located here. The center of Palu is also located here. The shore of the bay was hit by a tsunami up to six meters high on 28 September, after the Sulawesi earthquake in 2018, which caused great damage.
The fault forms part of the boundary between two of the major crustal blocks that form the island, the North Sula Block and the Makassar Block.The current slip rate along the Palu-Koro Fault is estimated to be in the range 30 to 40 millimetres (1.2 to 1.6 in) per year, compared to a long term slip rate of 40 to 50 millimetres (1.6 to 2.0 in) per year over the last 5 million years.
Following the mainshock, a tsunami alert was issued for the nearby Makassar Strait, but was called off half an hour later. [6] 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 at least 1,407 people [7] and injured a further 632. [8]
The California Geological Survey releases tsunami hazard maps for Ventura, San Diego, Marin, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma counties to help residents understand risks.
For the first time since 2009, the California Geological Survey has released new tsunami hazard area maps for Ventura, San Diego, Marin, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma counties to help ...
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