Observations from the EEFIT-TDMRC Mission to Sulawesi, Indonesia to Investigate the 28th September 2018 Central Sulawesi Earthquake

Richard Lagesse, Tiziana Rossetto, Alison Raby, Andrew Brennan, David Robertson, Rohit Kumar Adhikari, Muhammad Rezki-Hr, Ella Meilianda, Yunita Idris, Ibnu Rusdy, Intan Dewi Kumala

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Abstract

On the 28th September 2018 at 17:02 local time, an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 Mw hit Indonesia, with epicentre located 78km north of the city of Palu on Sulawesi Island. The earthquake ground shaking triggered four substantial landslides and several instances of liquefaction and land subsidence. Furthermore, a localised tsunami was triggered in Palu Bay, likely due to subsea landsliding. These hazards caused damage to over 70,000 properties and the deaths of at least 4,438 people. The UK Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) and Indonesian Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Centre (TDMRC) conducted a joint reconnaissance mission to areas affected by the earthquake. This paper presents their main findings regarding these multiple hazards and their impacts on the built environment.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSECED 2019 Proceedings
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
PublisherSociety for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics
Pages1-10
Number of pages10
Publication statusPublished - 29 Sept 2019
EventSECED 2019 Conference: Earthquake risk and engineering towards a resilient world - University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
Duration: 9 Sept 201910 Sept 2019
https://www.seced.org.uk/index.php/2019-home

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ConferenceSECED 2019 Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period9/09/1910/09/19
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