Tsunami Palu Donggala Earthquake Magnitude Negative

Part of the problem lay in the areas geography with the bay acting as a funnel for the wall of water.

Greece bahasa indonesia earthquake today philippines manila. Waves up to 3m 10ft high swept through palu on sulawesi. We dont know their. The epicenter 8 km northwest donggala with the depth of 10 km.

Most of the dead have been from the small city of palu 1500 kilometres northeast of jakarta but some remote areas have been cut off since fridays 75 magnitude quake triggered tsunami waves. 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 sulawesithe magnitude 75 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. In december 2004 a massive magnitude 91 earthquake off sumatra in western indonesia triggered a tsunami that killed 230000 people in a dozen countries.

A tsunami has struck the indonesian island of sulawesi following a major 75 magnitude earthquake. Several people dead say authorities. More than 380 people have been confirmed dead after a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 75 earthquake hit an indonesian city on friday.

A tsunami wave hit palu city province capital of central sulawesi around fifteen minutes after the quake. In 2004 a tsunami triggered by an earthquake off the indonesian island of sumatra killed 226000 people across the indian ocean including more than 120000 in indonesia. Experts said the long narrow bay running into palu a city of 380000 squeezed the tsunami into a tight space likely making the waves more dangerous.

Buildings have collapsed and homes have been washed away. Generating a 75 magnitude quake. M r muhari told the abc they were still confused over the tsunami mechanism and the magnitude of the waves.